Central Security Forces

Central Security Forces
قوات الأمن المركزي
*Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī*
Central Security Forces; قوات الأمن المركزي; Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī
	Central Security Forces Emblem
Agency overview
Formed	1977
Annual budget	$2.44 billion (2003)+ $1.3 billion of U.S military aid annually; 3.4% percentage of GDP (2004)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Egypt
Operations jurisdiction	Egypt
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdictions	Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.;
Operational structure
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior (Egypt)
Notables
Significant operation	1986 Egyptian conscripts riot; Egyptian Revolution of 2011; Egyptian Crisis; Sinai insurgency; 2012 Heliopolis Palace incident; ;

The General Security and Central Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن العام و الأمن المركزي, romanized: Quwwāt al-Amn al- Amm wa Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī, often shortened to Arabic: الأمن المركزي, romanized: Al-Amn al-Markazī) is an Egyptian paramilitary force which is responsible for assisting the Egyptian National Police (ENP) for the security of governmental fixed sites, foreign embassies & missions, riots & crowds control, publicly crowded events, high risk arrests, disaster response and SWAT operations. They are a vital arm of Egypt's National Security apparatus.