مديرية النفوس العامة

English translation: Directorate-General of Census

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Arabic term or phrase:مديرية النفوس العامة
English translation: Directorate-General of Census
Entered by: Saleh Ayyub

03:31 Apr 10, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / National ID card or booklet
Arabic term or phrase: مديرية النفوس العامة
مديرية النفوس العامة
دفتر نفوس

I know that this was posted previously as a question related to :
دفتر نفوس

But I want the translation for:

مديرية النفوس العامة

which issues such national ID cards

Any suggetion is highly appreciated

Regards

Saleh Ayyub
Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 23:01
Directorate-General of Census
Explanation:
Directorate-General of Census

This is the official name.

The old Iraqi government system was comprised of Ministries overlooking a number of Directorate-General offices which were in turn divided into Directorates.
وزارات
مديريات عامة
مديريات
ملاحظيات
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, where I worked for 15 years, was divided into several Directorate-General offices such as Directorate-General of Labour, Directorate-General of Prisons, Directorate-General of Cooperatives and so on. Directorate-General of Census was affiliated to the old Ministry of Social Affairs. Later on it was moved to the Ministry of Interior.
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Sami Khamou
Local time: 06:01
Grading comment
Thanks Sami, and all of you,

Saleh
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Directorate-General of Census
Sami Khamou
5 +1Civil Status Department (or Vital Statistics Dept.)
ghassan al-Alem
5Directorate (or Bureau or Central Office) of National Data
Stephen Franke
5general directorate of population
Zuhair Nara
4Demographic Management (Office)
Bahram Salehi
3Public Department of Census
Sam Berner


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Directorate (or Bureau or Central Office) of National Data


Explanation:

Mudiriyate = Directorate (or Bureau or Central Office) of National Census Registration Data

Close effective equivalent term would be somewhat akin to:

(US) Bureau of the Census

but with additional authority to record and issue national ID/personal status cards, as was the case in Iraq during Saddam's regime.

Hope this helps.

Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke

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Note added at 2006-04-10 03:39:40 (GMT)
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General Directorate for...


    Translating many Iraqi official documents since 1991.
Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 03:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Public Department of Census


Explanation:
Not wanting to disagree with Sheikh Stephen, I found this bit in a Human Rights Watch publication regarding Kirkuk:
"Karim told Human Rights Watch that documents in PUK custody pertaining to Arabization had been seized in Kirkuk, including from the crucial Census Department (Da’irat al-Nufus) and the Housing Department (Da’irat al-Iskan). "
So "nifus" seems to be related to "souls" (i.e. people) and counting thereof. Wa Allahu a'alam.
Also, look at the publisher on this Iraqi Census book: http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/servlet/DetailDisplay?...


Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 20:01
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Demographic Management (Office)


Explanation:
an option

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-10 04:35:25 GMT)
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or personal records management (office)

Bahram Salehi
Local time: 13:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Directorate-General of Census


Explanation:
Directorate-General of Census

This is the official name.

The old Iraqi government system was comprised of Ministries overlooking a number of Directorate-General offices which were in turn divided into Directorates.
وزارات
مديريات عامة
مديريات
ملاحظيات
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, where I worked for 15 years, was divided into several Directorate-General offices such as Directorate-General of Labour, Directorate-General of Prisons, Directorate-General of Cooperatives and so on. Directorate-General of Census was affiliated to the old Ministry of Social Affairs. Later on it was moved to the Ministry of Interior.

Sami Khamou
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Sami, and all of you,

Saleh

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke: Tamaam wa nuS.
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Stephen

agree  radwa abdel ghany
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Civil Status Department (or Vital Statistics Dept.)


Explanation:
Self-explanatory.

ghassan al-Alem
Jordan
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  atef Sharia: as per Lebanon, this the correct term, http://www.informs.gov.lb/ar/Directory/Addressdetails.asp?ID... & http://www.informs.gov.lb/EN/Directory/Addressdetails.asp?CT...
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
general directorate of population


Explanation:
or directorate-general of population

Zuhair Nara
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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