Puntland Intelligence Security Agency
| Hay’ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabad-sugidda Puntland وكالة الاستخبارات والامن في بونتلاند | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2001 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Puntland |
| Headquarters | Garowe, Puntland |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Security (Puntland) |
| Parent agency | Minister of Security and DDR |
The Puntland Intelligence Security Agency (Somali: Hay’ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Puntland, Arabic: وكالة الاستخبارات والامن في بونتلاند) is an Intelligence and Security Agency based in capital Garoowe, Puntland. It was officially established in 2001 as Puntland Intelligence Service during the rule of President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, with assistance from the United States. The agency operates throughout Somalia, but principally in the autonomous Puntland region, where it serves as the main intelligence and counter-terrorism wing of the Puntland Security Force.
The agency took the name Puntland Intelligence Agency in 2010 after undergoing extensive reform to streamline it to work side by side with other government agencies across Somalia. These reforms were instituted by former Puntland President Abdirahman Farole. Then the agency took another name in 2019 was Puntland Intelligency Security Agency (PISA).