National Security Committee (Kazakhstan)

National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Қауіпсіздік Комитеті (Kazakh)
Комитет Национальной Безопасности Республики Казахстан (Russian)
The emblem of The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Agency overview
Formed13 July 1992 (1992-07-13)
Preceding agency
Agency executive
  • Chairman, Yermek Sagimbayev
Websiteknb.kz
Footnotes
Also referred to by the abbreviations KNB or NSC, or unofficially as the Kazakh National Security Service

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) is an intelligence agency in Kazakhstan founded on 13 July 1992. It primarily manages the Border Service of Kazakhstan, which conducts oversight over the international borders of Kazakhstan. The NSC also oversees the Arystan ('Lions') commando unit.