# Tunisian National Guard

The Tunisian National Guard (French: Garde Nationale, Tunisian Arabic: الحرس الوطني, romanized: el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Tunisia and separated from the Tunisian Armed Forces.

## History

During the French protectorate of Tunisia, the French national gendarmerie was tasked to maintain law and order in Tunisia. Shortly after Tunisia's independence, the Tunisian National Guard was created in 1956 by Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956 to replace the French national gendarmerie, which returned to France.

## Missions

Tunisian National Guard, along with Tunisian National Police, is the first line of defense against internal security threat. Tunisian National Guard role as stipulated in article 2 of Decree No. 2006-1162 on the special status of agents of the National Guard, are as follows:
* for maintaining public order,
* preserving the security,
* land and sea borders guards,
* road/highway traffic and safety, public safety,
* search for criminals and,
* judicial investigations.

## Organization

The Tunisian National Guard is led by a Director General, and consist of an inspectorate general and five directorate general, which are:
* Inspectorate General.
* Directorate General of Public Security.
* Directorate General of Intervention Units.
* Directorate General of Border Guards.
* Directorate General of Common Services.
* Directorate General of the Mutual of Civil Protection National Guard officials.
Aside of five directorate general, It also have Directorate which works directly under Director General of the National Guard:
* Directorate of Research and Investigation.
* Directorate of Anti-Terrorism.
* Directorate of Studies, Strategic plan and International Cooperation.
* The Special Unit.
* The Central Secretariat.
* The Central Operations Room

## Naval Vessels and Aircraft

27 Naval Vessels
* 6 patrol boats P350TN (140 t, 35 m), donated by Italy (2 delivered 12.2012; 3 delivered between 2013/2014; 1 will be delivery within 2.2015)
* 7 patrol boats Classe 800/P58 (30 t, 17 m), donated by Italy middle years '00
* 4 patrol boats Classe 700 (18 t, 15 m), donated by Italy in May 2011
* 8 patrol boats Classe Squalo (13 t, 13,5 m), donated by Italy middle years '00
* 2 motorboats Classe 500 (8,5 t, 11 m), donated by Italy in 2009/2011
3 Aircraft
* 3 Bell 429 helicopters

## Ranks
### Officer ranks

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | أمير لواء 'amir liwa' | أمير لواء 'amir liwa' | عميد Amid | عقيد Aqid | مقدم Muqaddam | مقدم Muqaddam | رائد Ra'id | رائد Ra'id | نقيب Naqib | نقيب Naqib | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم أول Mulazim awwal | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim | ملازم Mulazim |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | Général de brigade | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل Wakil | وكيل Wakil | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | جندي متطوع Jundiun | جندي متطوع Jundiun |
| Tunisian National Guard vte | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Caporal | Soldat | Soldat |