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The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 96852 dated 3 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [20 May 2026], which includes Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Decision Support Center Telegram 694 dated 25 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [12 May 2026], regarding the request of the center to amend articles 3 and 8 of its statute,
after perusal of the Statute of the Decision Support Center issued by Council of Ministers Decision 337 dated 9 Sha’ban 1437 [16 May 2016],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 343 dated 2 Safar 1448 [16 July 2026] and Memo 971 dated 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1448 [10 September 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 431/48/M dated 30 Safar 1448 [13 August 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 3794 dated 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1448 [24 September 2026],
hereby decides
The Statute of the Decision Support Center issued by Council of Ministers Decision 337 dated 9 Sha’ban 1437 [16 May 2016] is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3(4) is amended to read as follows: “Contributing to the provision of the necessary information to the Royal Court, the Council of Ministers, the Council of Political and Security Affairs, and the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, enabling them to exercise their competencies and tasks.”
2. Article 3(6) is deleted.
3. A paragraph is added to article 8, which reads as follows: “7. The board may—when needed and as its chairman deems appropriate—hold meetings and vote on decisions remotely through the use of technological means, and decisions may be taken by circulation to the members of the board. A decision taken in this manner is not valid unless it is circulated to all members, they vote on it, and it obtains at least a majority of their votes. This decision must be presented to the board at the first subsequent meeting to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.”
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.