Public institutions and bodies

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) was established in the Era of King Abdulaziz, may Allah bless his soul, under two royal decrees issued on 25/7/1371H (20/4/1952). The first was No. 30/4/1/1046 provided for establishing the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, its venue in Jeddah, and opening branches in cities and places as deemed necessary. The second Decree No. 30/4/1/1047 provided for the approval of the Charter of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, attached to the decree, and ordering its implementation. On 23/10/1371H (15/07/1952), Mr. Rasim Al-Khalidi was appointed as Vice Governor. On 14/11/1371H (05/08/1952), Royal Decrees Nos. 30/4/1/1743 and 30/4/1/1744 were issued, providing for the appointment of Mr. George A. Blowers (U.S. citizen) as the first governor of SAMA, and the formation of SAMA's first Board of Directors. SAMA began practicing its business in Jeddah on 14/1/1372H (04/10/1952). more...

King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity

King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity is a national cultural Foundation that is honored to be presided over by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques who supervises it directly and continuously. “Let us each play a part and assume responsibility with regards to the initiation of this foundation, which does not exclude anyone, but rather constitutes a partnership involving all of us, we the citizens, without exception.” With these words, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, President of the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, described the nature of this Foundation, its goals of encouraging gifted youth and the development of their talents. In a statement made on the eve of the Foundation’s initiation, whose name he chose, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques said: “Giftedness without nurture from its people is like a small shrub without water or care. It is irreligious and unreasonable to neglect or ignore it. Therefore, it is the mission of each one of us to cherish what we plant and nurture it until it becomes strong and its branches grow leaves to shade us and under which we seek refuge, after Allah, to build a future we desperately need in this age of creativity where giftedness is developed and used to serve our religion and nation.” more...

Saudi Post

Saudi post has evolved through two main phases. The first phase being the establishment of Saudi Arabia and the second the establishment of post by the late King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud. The First Stage: Before King Abdul Aziz entered Riyadh in 1319H, some shop owners in Riyadh provided a volunteer postal service by placing white fabric bags at the Justice Square (Al-Safa). On each bag there was a name of a city or village. Senders used to put their letters in the appropriate bag and then these letters were sent on camels or donkeys to their destinations. Incoming mail was placed in designated places inside the shops and whoever had a letter had to come and collect it. In Makkah Al-Mokarama and Jeddah, the mail used to be carried on camels and donkeys on journeys that took up to 14 hours. The post office consisted of a chief, his deputy, stamp seller, registered mail official and regular mail official who were operating the post office. The mail was being carried once or twice each month by camels to places like Laith, Jazan, Abha, Najran and other southern region cities. In Madinah, the mail used to be carried by camels to Jeddah. After the establishment of the railway between Madinah, Jeddah and Damascus, the mail used to be transported by train. Mail between Jeddah and Egypt used to be carried weekly by Italian, Egyptian and Indian ferry companies. The mail also used to be collected once a week between Jeddah and Port Sudan and once every twenty days to India. The Second Stage: After the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the post witnessed significant developments that can be summarized as follows: Establishment of the Directorate of Postal Businesses in 1354H. Before 1373H the postal services were under the responsibility of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department, and then the services were transferred to the Ministry of Transportation under the title of "Transportation Ministry Agency of Wire, Wireless and Postal Affaires". Saudi post has joined the Universal Postal Union in 1348 e. (1929). The first Saudi postal stamp was issued in 1334 e. Saudi Arabia is the second Arab country to issue regular and memorial postal stamps. Since 1390 e, Saudi Post has witnessed quantitative and qualitative developments. The first independent budget for the Saudi Post was announced in 1392 e, after the formation of the general directorate of post. The Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone was established by the Royal Order No 236/O in 8/10/1395 e. Express Mail Service (EMS) was launched in 8/10/1404 e. The Third Stage: Among the developments witnessed by Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Council of Ministers issued a decision on 29/3/1423H (10/6/2002) transferring the General Directorate of Post into a public corporation operating within the philosophy of the private sector. At the beginning of 1426 e, a number of steps were taken at Saudi Postal Corporation (SPC) such as establishing new departments, launching new services and announcing the new project of providing postal addresses and post delivery to business and residential areas. more...

Sultan Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation

Foundation established by decree # A/77 on 20/08/1415H cores. 21/01/1995, founder the late HRH. Prince Saultan bin AbdulAziz, who chaired its Council of Trustees, then passed to his successor HRH Prince Khalid bin Sutlan bin AbdulAziz after passing away his father. Council of Trustees: As per article # 7 of the chartered basic law of Prince Sultan bin AbdulAziz Charitable Foundation, states that the founder is the President of Council of Trustees, then his eldest son is Deputy of President, and all founder's sons who are 20 years old members of council. Vision: To be a pioneer landmark for distinguished humanitarian services to society. Message: Helping people to help themselves. Objectives: Foundations seeks to achieve following main objects : Providing social & health care for needy individuals of society. Supporting specialized and health researches within humanitarian field. Giving chance of utilization of modern techniques through erecting pilot projects and introduction of new scientific aspects. Assisting both researchers & students with modern information sources all over the world through strengthening cooperation with these universities and researches centers. Cooperation with hospitals and renowned international medical centers, and connected within local hospitals through advanced medical communications means to provide high quality of medical care for all society members. Raising awareness of general opinion for disabled/handicapped and elderly needs, and how to address and care for them. more...

Saudi Ports Authority

Saudi Ports Authority: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the world’s main oil exporting country. It has the largest and most diversified economy in the Middle East with industrial exports that are internationally oriented. The Kingdom, therefore, has to have efficient, fully equipped ports that are capable of doing the job as it should be done. The past years have witnessed great achievements: 95% of Saudi imports and exports pass through the Kingdom’s sea ports. 55% of the cargo handled are exports. The capacity of the Saudi ports has increased from 31 berths to 206 mechanized and organized berths. Operating costs were reduced from U.S. $40/ton to U.S. $1/ton. More than 5 million TEUs are handled annually. 11,000 ships visit Saudi ports annually . There are 633 Navigation Aids off the Kingdom's coasts, 72% of which are Solar Powered; 97% of The Ports' staff are locals. In marine piloting they are all Saudi nationals. All the Saudi ports have unified rules and regulations. In late 1997 the Ports Authority started passing the responsibilities of ports management, operation and maintenance to the private sector, in order to provide services capable of regional competition. Today, the Saudi Ports are fully managed and operated by the private sector on a commercial basis. The Ports Authority still retains its supervisory role. The Saudi ports provide excellent services: Handling of all types of cargo. Four major container terminals, Three on the Red Sea (Jeddah Port), the Fourth in the Arabian Gulf (Dammam), and there is a new terminal under construction in Dammam to be in operation by 2014 . Two ship repair yards (in Jeddah and Dammam) with 4 floating docks for each. Transshipment facilities. Re-export facilities. Passengers services. Transit services. more...

Technical and Vocational Training Corporation

The beginning of technical and vocational training in the Kingdom goes back to an early period. At that time, it was distributed between three governmental authorities: the Ministry of education ran the training secondary schools (industrial, agricultural and commercial), the Ministry of Labor and social affairs ran the vocational training “Vocational training Centres” and the Ministry of Muncipilaties and Rural Affairs ran the assistant institutes . more...

Saudi Railways Organization (SRO)

The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) is a state-owned company that operates Saudi Arabia's rail network. SRO provides freight services on two main lines totalling 1018 km. These connect Riyadh with the port of Dammam on the coast of the Persian Gulf.[1] SRO passenger trains operate between Riyadh and Dammam. There are plans to extend the network to the Red Sea port of Jeddah and, eventually to the borders of Jordan, Yemen, and perhaps all the way to Egypt.[2]. The first railway in modern Saudi Arabia was the Hejaz railway, from the border of Jordan to Medina. This 1,050 mm (3 ft 5 11⁄32 in) narrow gauge railway opened in 1908, but was shut down in 1915. Modern railways were introduced in Saudi Arabia after World War II, to facilitate the transport of goods to ARAMCO (Now Saudi Aramco) from ports located on the coast of the Persian Gulf to warehouses in Dhahran. Construction started in October 1947 and the first line was inaugurated on October 20, 1951. It was initially run by Aramco, but subsequently transferred to the state and since 1968 has been operated as a public corporation. Several development projects have been completed since then, including an extension of the line to Riyadh, construction of several passenger terminals and the opening of a dry port in Riyadh.[3]. more...

Public Pension Agency

PPA was established under the name of “Retirement Pension Department” in 1378 H corresponding 1958 G under the provisions of Article “8” of the pension scheme issued in the same year. In 1423 H the cabinet passed the resolution NO 277 to turn the Retirement Pension Department into a public organization of a legal personality and independent budget that is administratively and financially independent under the name of “Public Pension Agency”. Since the beginning of the last decade, the number of retirees increased significantly in both civil and military sectors following the orientation to limit a civil or military employee’s maintenance of service after reaching the regularly defined age for retirement unless there is an urgent need to extend such employee’s service. more...

General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)

The Social Insurance Law was issued under the Royal Decree No. M/22 dated 15/11/1969. The Annuities Branch was implemented on 01/01/1393H. and the Occupational Hazards Branch on 01/07/1402H. The Law was amended by the Royal Decree No. M/33 dated 29/11/2000. and implemented as of 01/04/2001. The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) was established to implement the provisions of the Social Insurance Law and follow-up the process of achieving the compulsory insurance coverage, collecting contributions from employers and paying benefits for the eligible contributors or their family members. GOSI is a semi-state body that enjoys administrative and financial independence. An eleven-member Board of Directors, supervises GOSI. The members are Minister of Labor, Chairman; GOSI Governor, Vice-Chairman; three members representing Ministries of Labor, Finance and Health; three members of highly qualified contributors; and three members of employers. GOSI exercises its activities through the Head Office and 21 field offices located in a number of regions and governorates in the Kingdom. The Social Insurance Scheme is an aspect of social cooperation and solidarity provided by the society for citizens. The Scheme covers workers in private sector and a group of workers in public sector. It also provides the contributors and their families with a decent life after leaving work due to retirement, disability or death; medical care for contributors afflicted with work injuries or occupational diseases; and necessary compensation in the event of occupational disability or death. more...

Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization

Foundation of the leading national institutions which have a prominent role in achieving economic development and the provision of the needs of the citizens of the most important food commodities in Saudi Asaudih.hat established under Royal m Decree / 14 issued on 25 March 1392 e amended by Royal Decree No. M / 3 of 12 zero in 1406 in the planning framework prepared by the State, the institution walked studied sequential steps and stages of the planned work for the achievement of the most prominent and objectives of: - Formation of an integrated industry for storing grain and production of flour and animal feed manufacturing. - The introduction of other food-related industries or supplement said. - Marketing Enterprise Products within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - The purchase of grain and to find him a suitable reserve stocks to cope with emergency conditions. - Taking into consideration the approved agricultural policy objectives. Foundation of the leading national institutions which have a prominent role in achieving economic development and the provision of the needs of the citizens of the most important food commodities in Saudi Asaudih.hat established under Royal m Decree / 14 issued on 25 March 1392 e amended by Royal Decree No. M / 3 of 12 zero in 1406 in the planning framework prepared by the State, the institution walked studied sequential steps and stages of the planned work for the achievement of the most prominent and objectives of: - Formation of an integrated industry for storing grain and production of flour and animal feed manufacturing. - The introduction of other food-related industries or supplement said. - Marketing Enterprise Products within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - The purchase of grain and to find him a suitable reserve stocks to cope with emergency conditions. - Taking into consideration the approved agricultural policy objectives. more...

Saline Water Conversion Corporation

SWCC is a Saudi government corporation responsible for desalinating sea water, in order to augment the supply of potable water to coastal and inland cities in the Kingdom. SWCC is also the second largest electric power producer in the Kingdom. more...

Saudi Council of Engineers

The statute of Saudi Council of Engineers was issued by the Royal Decree M/36 on 26/09/1423 in accordance with Council of Ministers’ Decree no. 226 dated 13/09/1423. Saudi Council of Engineers is a scientific professional body that aims to promote the engineering profession and do whatever may be necessary to develop and upgrade its standards and those practicing it. The main responsibilities of the Council are setting criteria and standards of practicing and developing this profession including licensure terms and conditions; prescribing necessary rules, regulations, and examinations for obtaining professional degrees; preparation and publication of studies and researches; organization of courses, conferences, and symposia relating to the profession; and submission of technical advice in its area of specialization in accordance with regulations approved by the Council’s Board of Directors. more...

King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Foundation for Development Housing

King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Foundation for Development Housing Dedicated to His Parents was established according to the Supreme Approval No. (A/159) dated on 20/08/1423 H as a charitable foundation aiming at providing appropriate housing for the most needy groups in the Saudi society and making charitable projects related to housing to be beneficial to the citizens of the country. more...

Bee industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

In the name of God the most compassionate and the most merciful. The beekeeping industries are tremendously growing in Saudi Arabia. The attention is giving by the individual, private sectors and the government organization aiming for expansion of bee production and for diversification the bee industry. These efforts had been spoiled earlier due to lack of coordination between them. Henceforth the Beekeeper Cooperative Association (BCA) was established and put it efforts in bridging between the people who are interested in bee keeping industry. The aim of this association is to introduce the specialized person who may provide technical advices to maximize the benefits which is essential for bee industry. Theses assistance from the expert may also help in taking the right decision at the right time for such industry. The specialized people are playing a vital role in integrating, unifying, and coordinating the beekeepers in the Kingdom which leads to serving the beekeeping industry for achieving its goal and also for upgrading of the products and its quality. Therefore, BCA is pioneering and strengthening by serving the bee industry and plays leading as an interactive body for achieving the goal of bee industry not only in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but in the Arab region as a whole. I have been assigned from the Arab beekeepers union to supervise the Arab beekeepers forum which allows me to lead from the front for progressing and achieving the success for the beekeeping industry. I am very glad this industry is substantially progressing by excellent training and feedback provided by the experts. We (association) all have learned a lot, and it has been very pleasant for having such cooperation and for its significant development and achievement. I hope in having more support from the interested and from the specialized people for an extensive growth of beekeeping industry which may leads in achieving the goal set by the BCA. I would also like to have the contributions and guidance from the expert in beekeeping not only from Saudi Arabia and but from the Arab region. The BCA’s regulations will be viable for such cooperation. Thank you once again. Dr. Ahmad Al Khazim Al Ghamdy. more...

GCC Standardization Organization

Inspired by the objectives of the charter of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf aiming at achieving coordination, integration and interconnection between them in all areas leading to their unity, and Pursuant to the objectives of the GCC Economic Agreement calling for coordinating and unifying their economic, financial and monetary policies as well as their commercial, industrial and customs regulations in force therein, and Desiring to achieve more coordination and cooperation between them in the standardization areas with a view to unifying their regulations in this respect, and in implementation of the resolution of the GCC Supreme Council (22nd Session, Muscat, Oman, 30-31 December 2001) to establish a Standardization Organization for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GSO) in preference to transforming the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) into a Gulf organization.. more...

King Abdullah bin Abdulazi award for Translation

Pursuant to the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, to promote cultural exchange among peoples of the world and to advance intellectual interaction among civilizations, King Abdulaziz Public Library Council approved the establishment of an international award for Translation, carrying King Abdullah's name. The award recognizes excellence in works of translation, acknowledges translators’ accomplishments, and encourages efforts exerted in the translation industry. This translation award advocates ideological, intellectual, and cultural dialogue among civilizations and narrows the gap separating nations, as translation is a prominent tool in vitalizing cross-cultural communication. Promoting mutual transfer of knowledge, which is an immediate product of translation, will help nations satisfy this fundamental human necessity of communication and create the ideal environment for understanding, cooperation, and coexistence. This award traverses all linguistic and geographical boundaries to deliver a message of human understanding, in keeping with the noble goals embraced by Saudi Arabia, goals that are clearly demonstrated by the constant striving of the Saudi people for peace, and the King’s initiatives and appeals for more understanding and brotherhood among nations. more...

LBeah Organizer

We are a Saudi team, and fuel enthusiasm Attaik you a an illusion weakness and these, launched a national initiative for social solidarity early 2009 under the umbrella of adopting and caring for a world of good and tender named company Dirty dear, the first Saudi company "non-profit" adopt and means in real terms of social responsibility in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "We" is the "you" .. the heart of the vibrant spirit of love and hope and challenge .. All of us in the world "for the Bay," the lifeblood of lasting peace in the world "volunteer" made us of our human development and enrich the sense of knowledge, and the dissemination of the culture of work and solidarity mass, and deepen the concept of human between citizens, the flame of a partnership and the contribution is not extinguished, forever illuminate the culture of volunteerism. Our mission: homeland and healthy planet Dre kindles a culture of voluntary work is able to be a professional in the industry partnership development projects, and the consolidation of pegs infrastructure capable and Grace of God on the face of all challenges and crises, and that will lead us towards the rule of the developed world. Our message that we seek to establish it, we believe that the philosophy of change in awareness of the value of culture volunteer is the best way to be volunteering our air that we breathe and the bell which beats in depth Tfasilna. Loki lay the rules of voluntary work on the foundations of a solid scientific and practical, the philosophy is summed up in the following: § separation between random volunteer work and volunteer work organized, and to formulate a vision of the foundations of a voluntary standard can measure them in how to handle crises and risks. § Rehabilitation of all sectors of society and the culture of the objectives and mechanisms of volunteer work, and the application of Islamic vision with a sense of contemporary civilization and influential. § consolidate and strengthen the passion of citizenship between the different segments and groups of society, by participating actively in the various process conditions, and spreading the values of family bonding in a big family social. more...

Okaz Award

Okaz Award is the estimate of Okaz Organization for Press and Publication for each young men and women of Saudi manpower, and facilities in the private sector. Objectives: 1. support and highlight national talent. 2. support private enterprises in Saudi Arabia to raise the proportion of Citizenship and Saudization and encourage small enterprises to contribute to its role in economic development in line with the direction of the state. 3 consolidate and support relationship Okaz Organization for Press and Publication with Saudi companies and establishments. 4. raise patriotism among the private sector and making it a partner in the success of this national contest through its sponsorship and support to participate in community service and the Saudi role in social responsibility in order to achieve a lot of features that will be reflected positively on the society. more...

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