MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND MUNICIPALITIES

What MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND MUNICIPALITIES does

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MOIM) is the cabinet-level ministry of the Lebanese Republic responsible for internal security coordination, civil registration, electoral administration, municipal governance oversight, refugee affairs, traffic and vehicle regulation, and civil defense. Established in 1943 following Lebanese independence and formally renamed under Decree No. 4082 (Law No. 247, August 7, 2000), it has been led by 66 ministers over its history and currently operates under Minister Ahmed Hajjar, who took office on February 8, 2025. The Ministry supervises a nationwide network of eight governorates, 1,000+ municipalities and municipal unions, and general directorates covering Internal Security Forces, General Security, Civil Defense, Vehicle Management, Personal Status, Political Affairs and Refugees, and Airport Security, among others.

Its operational technology stack is built around a unified digital ecosystem anchored by the official portal moim.gov.lb and integrated sub-platforms for electoral services (elections.gov.lb), vehicle and traffic management (tmo.gov.lb), civil registry extracts (dgcs.gov.lb), and subordinate directorate sites (civildefense.gov.lb, isf.gov.lb, general-security.gov.lb). Notable technical components include a biometric fingerprint passport issuance system launched internationally from Paris in June 2026 in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, and the Fumê mobile application (launched July 2025) for digital vehicle window tinting license management. The Internal Security Forces Institute holds ISO 21001 certification (obtained 2020), and the ministry operates under Lebanon's Law No. 81/2018 on Electronic Transactions and Personal Data. The Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is the published roadmap governing current reforms. No public or partner-facing API is documented.

MOIM is funded entirely through the Lebanese state budget and does not generate commercial revenue. Its "customers" are the entire Lebanese citizenry and resident population, who are mandatory users of its civil registration, electoral, vehicle, security, and municipal services. International partnerships with UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA, the State Ministry for Administrative Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, and the State of Kuwait's Ministry of Interior support municipal capacity building, refugee affairs coordination, biometric passport rollout, and bilateral security cooperation.

Name

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND MUNICIPALITIES

Legal name

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities of Lebanon

Website

https://moim.gov.lb

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities is Lebanon's cabinet-level ministry overseeing internal security, civil registration, electoral administration, municipal governance, refugee affairs, traffic management, and civil defense nationwide. It serves all Lebanese citizens and residents through a unified digital ecosystem of seven government portals and the Fumê mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Other General Government Support (92119), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), International Affairs (92812)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governor/Executive Office & Cabinet Administration (BPAIABAA), Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Electoral administration
• Municipal governance
• Internal security

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities of Lebanon is a central government ministry that administers internal affairs, public security, civil registration, municipal governance, and electoral processes across the Lebanese Republic. It delivers public services through a network of governorates, districts, civil registry offices, municipalities, and digital platforms covering civil documentation, passports, traffic/vehicle management, elections, civil defense, and refugee affairs.

Product overview

The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities operates a unified government services platform consisting of the official portal (moim.gov.lb) as the primary gateway, complemented by specialized sub-portals for electoral services (elections.gov.lb), vehicle management (tmo.gov.lb), and civil registry (dgcs.gov.lb). The ministry offers the Fumé mobile application for digital vehicle window tinting license management, an online complaint submission system, and strategic planning services. The ecosystem integrates multiple government directorates including Internal Security Forces, General Security, and Civil Defense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official Government Portal (moim.gov.lb)
• Electoral Services Portal (elections.gov.lb)
• Vehicle Management Services (tmo.gov.lb)
• Civil Registry Services (eخراج القيد)
• Fumé Application (Sunshade CMS Platform)
• Biometric Passport Service (البصمة البيومترية لجوازات السفر)
• Online Complaint System

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2026Ministry coordinates with UNRWA on Palestinian refugee affairs in Lebanon, discussing agency operations, programs, and ways to enhance cooperation on matters of common interest related to Palestinian refugees.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2026UNDP supports the Ministry's local community development and resilience programs. The partnership focuses on enhancing municipal capacity and supporting local communities' ability to withstand challenges. UNDP also provides logistical support to Internal Security Forces to enhance their capacity for security maintenance and stability.
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026Ministry works with UNHCR on refugee situations and humanitarian needs in Lebanon, particularly following recent aggression on Lebanon, and refugee status management.
• State of Kuwait - Ministry of InteriormajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Official state visit to Kuwait. Meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah to strengthen bilateral cooperation in security and administrative affairs.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EmigrantsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Joint launch of biometric passport services from Paris. Both ministers collaborated to introduce biometric fingerprinting for Lebanese passports at Lebanon's embassy in France.
• State Ministry for Administrative DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for recruiting qualified candidates for administrative positions. Ministry collaborates with the ministry on senior recruitment processes for the position of Nabatieh Governor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UK Home Office: Established Western interior ministry with comparable passport, immigration, policing and security policy functions. Useful peer for digital service delivery and strategic planning benchmarking.
• French Ministry of the Interior: Broader incumbent model for MOIM's institutional architecture, given Lebanon's francophone administrative tradition and the Minister's French training. Provides a benchmark for biometric civil registration and electoral administration.

Direct peers

• UAE Ministry of Interior: Cabinet-level interior ministry of the UAE with national security, civil defense, traffic, civil registration and residency permit mandates. Shares the MENA regional context and analogous directorate structure for policing, civil defense and traffic management.
• Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia: Saudi interior ministry with security, civil status, traffic and civil defense responsibilities. Comparable scale and directorate structure, with parallel emphasis on biometric identity and digitization programs.
• Ministry of Interior of Egypt: Egyptian cabinet ministry covering civil status, passports, traffic, civil defense and security forces. Shares the broad interior-plus-municipalities remit and operates a comparable nationwide service network.
• Ministry of Interior of Jordan: Jordanian cabinet ministry responsible for civil status, passports, municipal affairs, traffic and gendarmerie. Shares with MOIM the dual interior-and-municipalities mandate and the regional security coordination responsibilities.
• Ministry of Interior of Turkey: Turkish interior ministry with civil administration, security, migration and municipal oversight responsibilities. Directly comparable as a regional interior ministry with civil registry, election administration and security coordination mandates.
• Kuwait Ministry of Interior: Cabinet-level interior ministry already engaged with MOIM through bilateral state-visit cooperation in security and administrative affairs. Directly comparable scope covering civil defense, traffic, civil registration and residency.

Others

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanon: Strategic partner supporting MOIM on municipal capacity and community resilience. Relevant as a funding and technical-assistance counterpart rather than a competitor; shapes the ministry's reform delivery model.
• UNRWA Lebanon: Partner agency coordinating with MOIM on Palestinian refugee affairs. Relevant ecosystem counterpart that directly shapes the ministry's refugee-affairs mandate and operational priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-interior-and-municipalities

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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