Milipol Qatar 2026

Milipol Qatar is the Middle East's global event for homeland security and safety, held every two years in Doha under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of Qatar and organised by Qatar's Ministry of Interior. The 16th edition, which also marks 30 years of the show, brings government security agencies together with international technology and equipment suppliers.

Who attends

The show is reserved for security professionals. It gathers decision-makers from across the homeland security ecosystem alongside official delegations and VIP hosted buyers.

• Government officials and ministries
• Civil defence and law enforcement authorities
• Armed and special forces
• Security agencies and critical infrastructure operators
• International companies and solution providers
• Security experts, consultants and operational end-users

What's covered

Exhibitors span every field of public and industrial security, from border control to cybercrime.

• Border security and critical infrastructure protection
• Cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime
• Civil defence, crisis management and fire safety
• CBRN and anti-terrorism
• Forensic science and law enforcement
• Port, airport and transport security
• Security of public places and smart, safe cities
• Oil and gas sector protection
• Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies

Doha AI Security Summit

The second Doha AI Security Summit runs alongside the exhibition in DECC Hall 3 under the theme "Securing intelligence, sovereignty and trust in the AI era". It is a closed-door, pre-registration conference that needs its own pass, separate from the exhibition badge. Daily themes run from AI governance and secure AI sovereignty to predictive intelligence, crisis leadership, cyber-physical resilience and autonomous security systems.

Key figures

The 2024 edition recorded 255 exhibitors from 26 countries, 14,500 visitors from 63 countries, 360 official delegates from 42 countries and 500 accredited journalists. For 2026 the organiser expects more than 250 exhibitors and over 14,000 visitors.

Tickets & passes

• Exhibition badge — Free: Free for security professionals; exhibition floor only
• Doha AI Security pass: Separate pre-registration for the summit conferences only