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The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 80191 dated 4 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1446 [2 May 2025], which includes the Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Awqaf Letter 8396 dated 23 Sha’ban 1445 [4 March 2024] regarding the draft Rules for Financial Control over the Accounts of Awqaf Supervised or Administered by a Government Entity,
after perusal of the mentioned draft rules,
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 20 dated 2 Muharram 1446 [8 July 2024], Memo 690 dated 24 Safar 1446 [28 August 2024], Memo 1128 dated 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [6 October 2024], Memo 3133 dated 16 Ramadan 1446 [16 March 2025], Memo 4056 dated 19 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446 [15 June 2025], and Memo 1438 and Memo 1439 both dated 17 Rabi Al-Thani 1447 [9 October 2025],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 1-46/6/R dated 19 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446 [21 November 2024],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 8-47/20/I dated 17 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447 [8 November 2025],
after considering Shura Council Decision 25/262 dated 30 Shawwal 1446 [28 April 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3890 dated 17 Rabi Al-Thani 1448 [28 September 2026],
hereby decides
First
The Rules for Financial Control over the Accounts of Awqaf Supervised or Administered by a Government Entity are hereby approved in the form attached.
Second
Government entities that supervise or administer a waqf shall regularize their status in line with the provisions of the rules referred to in clause First of this decision, within one year from the date of this decision. The Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Awqaf may extend this period for a similar period.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 23 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448
Corresponding to: 3 November 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5195 issued on 13 November 2026.