The Republican Guard (Albanian: Garda e Republikës) is a militarized government agency of Albania mandated by law to protect high-ranking state officials, including the President of Albania, as well as certain national properties, high-ranking foreign visitors and diplomatic offices. It is mostly subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, except that the unit responsible for the president's security being under the authority of the president. The Guard was established on 24 June 1928 as part of the Albanian Armed Forces. Its current commander is General Gramos Sako.