The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 46827 dated 9 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [30 November 2025], which includes Saudi Data and AI Authority Telegram 4745 dated 6 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [27 November 2025], requesting approval to name the year 2026 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence”,
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 2516 dated 16 Rajab 1447 [5 January 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 24-32/47/I dated 10 Sha’ban 1447 [29 January 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 9739 dated 9 Ramadan 1447 [26 February 2026],
hereby decides
The naming of the year 2026 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence” is hereby approved.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 21 Ramadan 1447
Corresponding to: 10 March 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5150 issued on 19 March 2026.