HISTORY OF INTERPOL

Source: https://www.interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/Our-history

Our story began in 1914 when police and lawyers from 24 countries first got together to discuss
identification techniques and catching fugitives. For more than 100 years, police across the globe
have been cooperating to prevent and fight crime.

While some of the basic crimes remain unchanged over the years (murder, robbery) other crimes
have followed technological, economic and sociological developments in our world (such as
cybercrime and people smuggling).

Policing has also advanced in line with developments in technology. Until the 1980s, when our
records were computerized, data was processed and analyzed manually.

In 1935, we launched a dedicated radio network for sharing police information while today’s
secure web-based system allows police to check our databases in real-time from the frontline.

Yet the very first initiatives to discuss extradition procedures, identification techniques and
record keeping are still at the heart of our role today. Locating fugitives remains a core activity,
biometrics have replaced paper fingerprints and our databases contain millions of global records
of criminal data.

We began as the International Criminal Police Commission, created in 1923, and became the
International Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL in 1956

Role of Organization of Interpol

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Interpol

Interpol, byname of International Criminal Police Organization, intergovernmental organization that

facilitates cooperation between the criminal police forces of more than 180 countries. Interpol aims to
promote the widest-possible mutual assistance between criminal police forces and to establish and
develop institutions likely to contribute to the prevention and suppression of international crime.
Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the only police organization that spans the entire globe.

Organization and functions

Interpol concentrates on three broad categories of international criminal activity: terrorism and
crimes against people and property, including crimes against children, trafficking in human
beings, illegal immigration, automobile theft, and art theft; economic, financial, and computer
crimes, including banking fraud, money laundering, corruption, and counterfeiting; and illegal
drugs and criminal organizations, including organized crime. Interpol’s day-to-day operation is
managed by a General Secretariat under the direction of a secretary general, who is appointed for
a five-year term by the General Assembly. The General Assembly, consisting of one delegate
from each member country, is Interpol’s supreme decision-making body. An Executive
Committee of 13 members, each representing a different region of the world, is appointed by the
General Assembly at its annual meeting. The Executive Committee oversees the implementation
of decisions made by the General Assembly and supervises the work of the secretary general.

Position and current officers

Source: https://www.interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/Governance/President

Role of the President

The President of the Organization is elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years.

INTERPOL's Constitution requires that the President:

• Preside at meetings of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee and direct the
discussions;
• Ensure that the activities of the Organization are in conformity with the decisions of the
General Assembly and the Executive Committee;
• Maintain, as far as possible, direct and constant contact with the Secretary General of the
Organization.

The role of President is part-time and unpaid, with the holder retaining their full-time post within
their national authority.

Biography of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi

INTERPOL’s current President is Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, of the United Arab
Emirates. Mr Al-Raisi was elected at the 89th General Assembly in Istanbul in November 2021
and will serve as President until 2025.
Professional experience

2015-present: Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior in the United Arab Emirates

2012-2015: Director General of Electronic Services and Communications - Ministry of Interior

2005-2015: Director General of the General Administration of the Central Operations at the Abu
Dhabi Police

2001-2005: Director of the Information Technology and Communication Department at the Abu
Dhabi Police

1992-2001: Head of the IT Section at the Telecommunications and Information Systems

Department

1986-1992 Head of the Forensic Science Institute

1980: Joined the Abu Dhabi Police Force

Educational qualifications

2013: Professional Doctorate in Policing, Security, and Community Safety - London

Metropolitan University - United Kingdom

2010: MBA in Innovative Management Practices - Coventry University - United Kingdom

2004: Police Administration Diploma - University of Cambridge - United Kingdom

1986: Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Sc.) - Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio - United
States of America

Mr Al-Raisi served as a delegate on INTERPOL’s Executive Committee from 2018 to 2021.

Other information deemed necessary

Source: https://www.interpol.int/en/Who-we-are/What-is-INTERPOL
A global platform

Today’s crimes are increasingly international. It is crucial that there is coordination among all
the different players in maintaining a global security architecture.

Since INTERPOL is a global organization, it can provide this platform for cooperation; we
enable police to work directly with their counterparts, even between countries which do not have
diplomatic relations.

We also provide a voice for police on the world stage, engaging with governments at the highest
level to encourage this cooperation and use of our services.

All our actions are politically neutral and taken within the limits of existing laws in different
countries.