MI5

British domestic security agency
Organization security_agency Q210175
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MI5

Summary

MI5 is a security agency[1]. MI5 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • MI5's field of work was counterintelligence[3].
  • MI5 is located in City of Westminster[4].
  • MI5 is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • MI5's instance of is recorded as security agency[6].
  • MI5's headquarters location is recorded as Thames House[7].
  • MI5's Commons category is recorded as Security Service of the United Kingdom[8].
  • MI5's chairperson is recorded as Andrew Parker[9].
  • January 1, 1909 marks the founding of MI5[10].
  • MI5 was part of the conflict World War II[11].
  • MI5's parent organization or unit is recorded as Home Office[12].
  • MI5's official website is recorded as https://www.mi5.gov.uk[13].
  • MI5's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MI5[14].
  • MI5's described at URL is recorded as https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/sorgan.htm[15].
  • MI5's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • MI5's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Regnum Defende'}[17].
  • MI5's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director General of MI5[18].
  • MI5's name is recorded as {'lang': 'syl', 'text': 'ꠄꠝ ꠀꠁ ꠚꠣꠁꠜ'}[19].
  • MI5's hashtag is recorded as mi5[20].
  • MI5's category for employees of the organization is recorded as Category:MI5 personnel[21].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1909 marks the founding of MI5[10].

Leadership

MI5's chairperson is recorded as Andrew Parker[9].

Operations

MI5's headquarters location is recorded as Thames House[7]. MI5's parent organization or unit is recorded as Home Office[12].

Industry

MI5's field of work was counterintelligence[3].

Why It Matters

MI5 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] MI5 is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8h ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name mi5.gov.uk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: mi5.gov.uk"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 430918
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 430918, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Headquarters location Thames House, 140 Gower Street, Leconfield House
    Inception +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity City of Westminster
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0257888-Velka-Britanie-MI5, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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