Category: Circular

Arabic

We have reviewed the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Letter 7319 dated 30 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [23 September 2025] which includes Royal Commission for Riyadh City Telegram 20230920184 dated 5 Rabi Al-Awwal 1445 [20 September 2023], accompanied by the draft Basic Statute of the Riyadh Center for Biotechnology Foundation (Non-Profit), and as clarified by the Secretary-General that the Council of Economic and Development Affairs has adopted Recommendation 1-2-47/R dated 29 Muharram 1447 [24 July 2025] regarding the matter, which includes the following:

First

The approval of the establishment of the Riyadh Center for Biotechnology Foundation, in accordance with the draft basic statute attached to the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Letter 709 dated 22 Muharram 1447 [17 July 2025].

Second

The foundation, in the absence of a special provision in its basic statute—referred to in clause First above—is subject to the provisions of the Law of Civil Associations and Institutions issued by Royal Decree D/8 dated 19 Safar 1437 [1 December 2015].

Third

The chairman of the board of directors of the mentioned foundation agrees with the Minister of Finance to determine the amount of an annual financial subsidy allocated by the state to the foundation.

Fourth

The budget of the foundation or any of its financial costs must be within the strategic budget of the City of Riyadh in the Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh.

Fifth

The foundation provides the National Center for Non-Profit Sector with a copy of its annual report approved by the board of directors of the commission, to include the outputs of its work within the overall performance reports of the non-profit sector at the level of the Kingdom.

Sixth

The Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City includes both the final account of the commission and its annual report, before submitting them in accordance with clause Eighth(12) of the organizational arrangements of the commission, issued by Order O/312 dated 29 Rabi Al-Thani 1441 [27 December 2019], a separate chapter related to the final account and the annual report of the mentioned foundation, indicating the views of the General Committee of the Council of Ministers in this regard.

We hereby inform you of Our approval of this, so complete the required matters accordingly.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Issued on: 21 Rabi Al-Thani 1447
Corresponding to: 13 October 2025

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5115 issued on 18 October 2025.

Arabic

Having perused the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Letter 1066 dated 20 Muharram 1446 [26 July 2024] regarding the file containing Minister of Justice Telegram 436418148 dated 16 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1443 [15 June 2022], to which the draft Regulation of the Personal Status Law is attached, and as clarified by the secretary general that the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers has prepared Minutes 7 dated 9 Muharram 1446 [15 July 2024] regarding the matter, which includes the following recommendation:

1․ The Regulation of the Personal Status Law is hereby approved in the form attached to the mentioned minutes of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers.

2․ The Minister of Justice shall carry out the following:

(a) Setting the arrangements for hearing the lawsuit to prove a marriage contract that was concluded without the permission of the competent entity where permission is required, in coordination with the relevant entities.

(b) Submitting any other necessary regulations for the Personal Status Law when necessary, and in accordance with new judicial applications of the law and the regulation referred to in paragraph 1 above.  The secretary general clarified the views of the General Committee of the Council of Ministers in this regard. We also perused the secretary general Letter 2362 dated 18 Safar 1446 [22 August 2024] in this regard.

We hereby inform you of our approval of this, so complete the required matters accordingly.

Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Prime Minister

Issued on: 17 Sha’ban 1446
Corresponding to: 16 February 2025

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5072 issued on 21 February 2025.

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Issued on: 15/5/1445
Corresponding to: 29/11/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5010 issued on 8 December 2023.

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Issued on: 8/4/1445
Corresponding to: 23/10/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5004 issued on 27 October 2023.

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Issued on: 8/4/1445
Corresponding to: 23/10/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5004 issued on 27 October 2023.

Arabic

Having reviewed the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Letter 11988 dated 15 Sha’ban 1444 [8 March 2023], to which is attached the file containing the Chairman of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Letter 6342 dated 8 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1443 [8 June 2022], to which is attached the authority Memorandum 2507 dated 8 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1443 [8 June 2022] and the aforementioned draft system of the center, prepared in this regard, which also includes the authority Memorandum 2206 dated 18 Rajab 1444 [9 February 2023], in this regard. The Secretariat General has clarified that the Council of Ministers was briefed on this subject on 15 Sha’ban 1444 [8 March 2023], and its views in this regard.

We hereby inform you of our approval of the following

First

The System of the Sarah Al-Sudairi Center for Women’s Studies is hereby approved in the form attached.

Second

The supervisory committee of the center shall exercise its powers in determining the financial remuneration for the works and services provided by the center, mentioned in paragraph 7 of article 6 of the system of the center, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Non-Oil Revenue Development Center, until the issuance and implementation of the Draft Regulation on the Practice of Public Authorities and Institutions and the Like Imposing the Financial Remuneration for the Services and Works They Provide. The necessary actions must be taken accordingly.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
The Prime Minister

Issued on: 24/8/1444
Corresponding to: 16/3/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4975 issued on 24 March 2023.

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Issued on: 19/7/1444
Corresponding to: 10/2/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4970 issued on 17 February 2023.

Arabic Auto Translate

Issued on: 19/7/1444
Corresponding to: 10/2/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4970 issued on 17 February 2023.

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Issued on: 10/7/1444
Corresponding to: 1/2/2023

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4969 issued on 10 February 2023.

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Issued on: 9/2/1444
Corresponding to: 5/9/2022

Published in Umm Al-Qura 4947 issued on 9 September 2022.