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The Dubai Police Force (Arabic: شرطة دبي), commonly referred to as Dubai Police, is the police force of the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai Police Force has 30,000 employees [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who are responsible for policing an area of 4,114 square kilometres and a population of over 3 million people. [ 3 ]
Law enforcement is the responsibility of each emirate of the United Arab Emirates; each emirate's police force is responsible for matters within their own borders, but they routinely share information with each other on various areas. The forces also each have units to deal with protests, riot control or heavily armed suspects.
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Al Marri joined Dubai police in 1992. In 2004, he became the Director of the police's VIP security department. [5] In 2014, he became deputy director of Protective Security and Emergency Department in Dubai Police. [3] On 1 March 2017, Al Marri, who was then a Major General, became the 7th Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police Force. [6] [7] [5]
Dubai government departments or agencies are formed by royal decree, such as the decree to form the Dubai Police Force in 1956 [7] and then generally added to the responsibilities of the Dubai Executive Council. In 2022, the Dubai government has 58 governmental departments under the supervision of the Dubai Executive Council. [6]
By 1959 the number of police officers had grown to more than 150 and the Police Department was located north of Al-Hosn Palace in the centre of Abu Dhabi City. Building stage 1966–1979. The Building Stage of Abu Dhabi Police occurred following the accession of the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004).
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim (Arabic: ضاحي خلفان تميم; born 1 October 1951) is a Lieutenant General and the current Deputy Chief of Police and General Security of Dubai Police. [1] He was chief of the Dubai Police from 1980 to November 2013.
In Dubai, the General Department of Human Rights at Dubai Police receives individual and collective complaints filed by workers against their employers. Complaints would be related to living conditions, wages, and security and safety of labour accommodations and this service is accessible online.