Issued on: 21 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 4 August 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5177 issued on 14 August 2026.
Category: Council of Ministers Decision
Issued on: 21 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 4 August 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5177 issued on 14 August 2026.
Issued on: 21 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 4 August 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5177 issued on 14 August 2026.
Issued on: 21 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 4 August 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5177 issued on 14 August 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 95944 dated 30 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [17 May 2026], which includes Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Telegram 11056043 dated 13 Sha’ban 1447 [1 February 2026], regarding his request for approval to name the year 2027 as the “Year of Water”,
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 21-37/47/I dated 16 Ramadan 1447 [5 March 2026],
after perusal of the Secretariat of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs Telegram 26799 dated 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [30 April 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 13496 dated 25 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [11 June 2026],
hereby decides
The naming of the year 2027 as the “Year of Water” is hereby approved.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 14 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 28 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 56438 dated 14 Rajab 1447 [3 January 2026], which includes Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Telegram 93506 dated 11 Rajab 1447 [31 December 2025], regarding the joint minutes between the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the Ministry of Justice on the study of the necessary procedures for the amicable settlement of disputes in labour cases,
after perusal of Royal Decree D/14 dated 22 Safar 1440 [2 November 2018],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 263 dated 3 Jumada Al-Awwal 1443 [7 December 2021], Decision 284 dated 5 Rabi Al-Thani 1446 [8 October 2024], and Decision 141 dated 18 Safar 1447 [12 August 2025],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 3210 dated 14 Ramadan 1447 [3 March 2026] and Memo 3731 dated 11 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [28 April 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1814/47/M dated 4 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [21 May 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 303 dated 9 Muharram 1448 [24 June 2026],
hereby decides
The operation of clause First(a) of Royal Decree D/14 dated 22 Safar 1440 [2 November 2018] is hereby extended for a period of one year starting 20 Safar 1448 [3 August 2026].
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 14 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 28 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal of Royal Court File 63608 dated 10 Sha’ban 1447 [29 January 2026], which includes Minister of Justice Telegram 476344819 dated 6 Sha’ban 1447 [25 January 2026], regarding the mechanism for transferring the assets, employees, projects, and initiatives of the Real Estate Market to the Real Estate General Authority,
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 2664 dated 3 Sha’ban 1446 [2 February 2025], Memo 1161 dated 23 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 [15 September 2025], Memo 3415 dated 6 Shawwal 1447 [25 March 2026], and Memo 4212 dated 18 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [4 June 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Recommendation 28-45/47/I dated 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [23 April 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 83 dated 3 Muharram 1448 [18 June 2026],
hereby decides
First
The digital and operational services directly related to real estate documentation processes, which are an essential part of the integrated real estate system—including its technical structure, operational teams, and data—are hereby transferred to the Real Estate General Authority, namely: The Real Estate Market platform, the “Al-Jawwal” Real Estate Market application, the comprehensive system, the data indexing system, the document digitization system, and the basic data entry system, in a manner that ensures the unification of the service delivery process and the enhancement of the efficiency of real estate operations, within six months from the date of this decision.
Second
The buildings related to the operation of the real estate mandate are hereby transferred to the Real Estate General Authority, namely: Murooj Notary Public in Riyadh, Fayhaa Notary Public in Riyadh, Suwaidi Notary Public in Riyadh, Khobar Notary Public, East Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Notary Public, and South Jeddah Notary Public, with a clear plan that ensures the continuity of services and that they are not affected during the transfer process.
Third
The contracts for the operation of real estate systems and real estate documentation, and the associated records of assets and financial considerations, are hereby transferred to the Real Estate General Authority, in agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
Fourth
Minutes of a “transfer of mandate” must be signed between the Ministry of Justice and the Real Estate General Authority, detailing a list of the employees of the Real Estate Market, including their names and job titles, provided that they are transferred in several stages and according to the assessment of the actual need for the stages of transfer, and in alignment with the work of the in rem registration of real estate, their financial appropriations, and the mechanism for their placement on the job scale of the authority. The minutes must also detail the contracts and records related to the Real Estate Market and the buildings of the notary public offices mentioned in clause Second above, and all other costs and financial appropriations associated with them, within the budget and indicative ceilings of the Ministry of Justice until the fiscal year 2030, to be transferred to the budget and indicative ceilings of the authority until the fiscal year 2030. The Ministry of Justice and the Real Estate General Authority shall complete the legal procedures for the mentioned in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, the General Organization for Social Insurance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and other relevant entities. The impact of the transfer of their financial appropriations must be reflected within the budget and indicative ceilings of the Ministry of Justice until the fiscal year 2030 and the budget and indicative ceilings of the Real Estate General Authority until the fiscal year 2030.
Fifth
The Ministry of Justice and the Real Estate General Authority shall coordinate with the State Properties General Authority when implementing clause Second above, taking into account that the transfer of budget allocations and costs, contracts, and asset records for the buildings specified must be in agreement with the Ministry of Finance.
Sixth
The transfer of employees based on clause Fourth above must be in accordance with the Rules and Arrangements on the Manner of Treatment of Employees and Workers in the Sectors Targeted for Transformation and Privatization approved by Council of Ministers Decision 616 dated 20 Shawwal 1442 [1 June 2021].
Seventh
The Real Estate General Authority shall, in agreement with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, establish a mechanism for the placement of employees—referred to in clause Fourth above—on the job scale of the authority.
Eighth
The mentioned clauses do not entail any additional financial burdens on the general budget of the state, and any additional financial impact resulting from the transfer of the Real Estate Market to the Real Estate General Authority must be covered by its budget and indicative ceilings until the fiscal year 2030.
The Prime Minister
Issued on: 14 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 28 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.
The Council of Ministers,
after perusal in its session held under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, of Royal Court File 279 dated 1 Muharram 1448 [16 June 2026], which includes the Minister of Municipalities and Housing Telegram 4700517626 dated 19 Rajab 1447 [8 January 2026], regarding the statement of the ministry on the adoption of the “Unified Rules for Owners of Jointly Owned Real Estate in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf” document by the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,
after perusal of the mentioned document,
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 405 dated 14 Jumada Al-Awwal 1445 [28 November 2023],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 3838 dated 16 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [3 May 2026],
after considering Shura Council Decision 35/421 dated 24 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447 [10 June 2026],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 1001 dated 24 Muharram 1448 [9 July 2026],
hereby decides
The Unified Rules for Owners of Jointly Owned Real Estate in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf are hereby approved in the form attached to the Minister of Municipalities and Housing Telegram 4700517626 dated 19 Rajab 1447 [8 January 2026].
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 7 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 21 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.
Issued on: 7 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 21 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.
Issued on: 7 Safar 1448
Corresponding to: 21 July 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5176 issued on 7 August 2026.