12/27/2023 0 Comments Elyoum elsab![]() Although the Egyptian foreign ministry was officially responsible for foreign affairs, GID initiated and aided many Arab and African movements for independence as a part of Gamal Abdel Nasser's anti-imperialist policies. He played a very important role helping Algeria, Southern Yemen and many Arab and African states gain independence. ![]() To cover the agency's expenses, Nasr set up Al Nasr Company, ostensibly an import-export firm, as a front organization. Under Nasr's supervision, the GID relocated to its own building and established separate divisions for Radio, Computer, Forgery and Black Operations. The agency's importance rose when Nasser assigned its command to Salah Nasr, who held the post of director of the GID from 1957 to 1967 and thoroughly reorganized the agency. The General Intelligence Directorate was formally established by then Prime Minister, and future President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, in 1954, and placed under the command of Zakaria Mohieddin. The decision to set up an Egyptian intelligence service was taken following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, led by the Free Officers Movement, when Egypt was under increased threat from foreign adversaries, such as the United Kingdom, and the State of Israel. ![]() 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). 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.
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