General Intelligence Service (Egypt)
The General Intelligence Service (Arabic: جهاز المخابرات العامة Gihaz El Mukhabarat El ‘Amma; GIS), often referred to as the Mukhabarat (Arabic: المخابرات El Mukhabarat) is an Egyptian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and internationally. The GIS is part of the Egyptian intelligence community, together with the Office of Military Intelligence Services and Reconnaissance (Arabic: إدارة المخابرات الحربية والاستطلاع Idarat El Mukhabarat El Ḥarbiya Wel Istitlaʾ) and National Security Agency (Arabic: قطاع الأمن الوطني Ketaʿ El Amn El Watani).
| جهاز المخابرات العامة | |
Seal of the General Intelligence Service | |
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| Formed | 1954 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
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| Parent agency | Presidency of Egypt |
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