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The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 10906 dated 5 Safar 1448 [19 July 2026], which includes Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for Administrative Organization Telegram 20754 dated 2 Safar 1448 [16 July 2026], regarding the transfer of the necessary functions, projects, rights, and obligations allocated to the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences,
after perusal of the Organizational Arrangements of the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences issued by Council of Ministers Decision 620 dated 29 Shawwal 1440 [2 July 2019],
after perusal of the Organizational Arrangements of the National Events Center issued by Council of Ministers Decision 471 dated 15 Rajab 1441 [10 March 2020],
after perusal of the Statute of the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 659 dated 4 Ramadan 1446 [4 March 2025],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 2804 dated 10 Sha’ban 1447 [29 January 2026] and Memo 1298 dated 4 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 [15 October 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 25-8/48/I dated 23 Safar 1448 [6 August 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 5069 dated 14 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 [25 October 2026],
hereby decides
First
The following powers and functions are hereby transferred from the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences to the National Events Center:
1. Issuing the necessary approvals for government entities to hold exhibitions and conferences.
2. Issuing the necessary licenses for non-government entities to hold exhibitions and conferences.
3. Qualifying, training, and developing national cadres in the field of exhibitions and conferences.
4. Providing technical support to government entities when they hold exhibitions and conferences outside the Kingdom.
5. Cooperating with government entities and similar bodies in other countries, and participating in international organizations and associations with regard to its powers, in accordance with the legal procedures.
6. Representing the Kingdom in international forums related to its powers.
7. Setting the controls and requirements regulating the establishment and development of exhibition and conference centers and venues.
8. Overseeing all activities related to holding exhibitions and conferences, in coordination with the relevant entities.
9. Working to attract international exhibitions and conferences, to develop and support local exhibitions and conferences, and to create exhibitions and conferences that reflect the identity of the Kingdom in coordination with the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority and other relevant entities.
Second
The following two powers are hereby transferred from the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences to the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority:
1. Coordinating with the relevant entities regarding the encouragement of investment in the exhibitions and conferences sector, and providing the related incentives and information.
2. Working to promote the Kingdom as an attractive destination for holding exhibitions and conferences, in coordination with the relevant entities.
Third
The National Events Center shall complete what is necessary regarding the tasks assigned to the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences under directives, decisions, and orders, including what is stated in Royal Court Telegram 5601 dated 20 Muharram 1447 [15 July 2025].
Fourth
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences, the Saudi Investment Promotion Authority, and the National Events Center, shall identify and transfer the projects, rights, and obligations, including assets, property, workers (Saudi and foreign), jobs, contracts, appropriations, documents, and budget items, in light of the powers and functions transferred from the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences, in accordance with the conclusions of the study attached to Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for Administrative Organization Telegram 20754 dated 2 Safar 1448 [16 July 2026] that reviews the functions of the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences to determine which of them must be transferred to other entities and the entities to which those functions will be transferred.
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.