مقر وزارة الداخلية الأول في الرياض.. الذاكرة الوطنية لمسيرة الأمن منذ خمسينيات القرن الماضي

The Ministry of Interior has completed the implementation of its qualitative initiative for the second consecutive year, by preparing one of its historical sites linked to its institutional journey, which is the ministry's first headquarters in the capital, Riyadh, opened in 1957.

The ministry confirmed that this initiative, which comes in the context of celebrating Founding Day, carries a national significance that reflects the connection of the security institution to the roots of the first Saudi state, and its continued role in supporting national stability and enhancing developmental achievements, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The ministry explained that the "Place of History" initiative comes in implementation of the directives of the Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, and embodies the leadership's keen interest in reviving historical sites linked to the journey of security work, and enhancing their presence in the national memory, reflecting the deep historical extension of security institutions and their role in establishing security and stability.

The event coincides with Founding Day, with wide social participation and the presence of several officials and interested parties, as the initiative aims to prepare and restore historical, archaeological, and heritage sites linked to the works of the Ministry of Interior, and to highlight what they represent as evidence of the stages of development in security work and administrative organization in the Saudi state.

The Ministry of Interior continues, for the second consecutive year, to implement its qualitative initiative "Place of History," which is concerned with reviving sites linked to the stages of establishing security work and administrative organization in the state, by preparing the ministry's first headquarters in Riyadh, as it stands witness to a pivotal phase in the journey of institutional government work.

On this occasion, the ministry held a celebratory cultural event in the building's courtyards, which included an imaginative experience of the environment of the first administrative building in Riyadh, following the ministry's relocation from Mecca, in a step that embodies the early beginnings of institutional government work in the capital.

The ministry clarified that the choice of the old Ministry of Interior headquarters this year embodies two intertwined themes: the first being the beginnings of the past represented in the establishment of the first Saudi state, and the second being the beginnings of the present represented in the establishment of the first government building in the capital Riyadh with the launch of institutional government work in 1952, indicating that the link between them is represented in the care for security as a stable pillar that reflects the state's concern for the individual, safeguarding their life, protecting their property, and providing for their welfare.