Myanmar Police Force

Myanmar Police Force
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့
Coat of arms
Emblem
Flag
Motto"ကူညီပါရစေ"
(May I help you.)
Agency overview
Formed1964 (1964)
Preceding agency
Employees93,000 (2012)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMyanmar
Legal jurisdictionMyanmar
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Child agencies
  • State and Division Police
  • Special Forces
  • Training Department
  • Reserve Units
  • Combat Police Battalions
  • Anti-Narcotics Task Force
Website
Official website

The Myanmar Police Force (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), formerly the People's Police Force (ပြည်သူ့ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့), is the law enforcement agency of Myanmar. It was established in 1964 as an independent department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.