New
Foreign Investment Law, New real-estate foreign ownership law and new
tourist visa regulations in Saudi Arabia, do you think that these
steps will increase the inflow of Foreign investment and eventually
will Improve the growth of the economy ?Join
ADDRESSES
AND FUNCTIONS FOR SAUDI GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES
NOTE:
When calling Saudi Arabia from
the U.S.A., dial 011 (international access), then 966 (country
code), then a 1-digit city code, and finally the 7-digit number.
Telephone codes for major
cities in the Kingdom are: Riyadh (1);
Jeddah, Makkah, Taif (2);
Dammam, Dhahran, Jubail, Hofuf (3);
Yanbu, Tabuk, Madinah (4);
Hail, Qaseem
(6); Abha, Najran (7).
Implementation
of economic plans and programs for agriculture. irrigation,
conservation of scarce water, fisheries, animal resources and
locust control.
Foodstuff
quality control, consumer protection, companies and commercial
agents’ registration, labeling regulation standards,
international exhibits, hotels, bilateral trade agreements, and
world trade organization. industrial infrastructure, industrial
licensing, protection and encouragement of national industry,
industrial statistics, industrial cities and SABIC.
Provision of
free general education in primary, intermediate and secondary
schools. Royal Technical Institute programs for handicapped,
antiquities and museums.
Government
finance, including budgeting and expenditure of all ministries
and agencies. Control of national economic growth. Zakat and
income tax. Customs, Central Department of Statistics and
National Computer Center.
Public
security, coastal guards, civil defense, fire stations, border
police, special security and investigation forces, criminal
investigation and traffic control.
Omar bin Al-Khattab St.
Riyadh 11157 Tel: 477-1480/478-7166 Fax: 477-7336
Labor
relations, manpower planning and general monitoring of
employment situation. Labor permits and work visas, labor
disputes, inspection, health and safety. Provisions of
vocational and on-job training for handicapped. Social
development and reform. Presidency for Youth and Welfare, Saudi
Red Crescent Society and Social Security.
Washem St.,
Riyadh 11151
Tel: 402-2268/402-2036
Public Works Fax: 402-2723
Housing Fax: 406-7376
Administration
of municipalities throughout the Kingdom. Planning of cities and
towns. Development of roads and basic infrastructure. Managing
and maintaining services to keep cities and towns clean and
healthy. Supervision, construction and maintenance of Public
Sector’s projects. Public housing, evaluation of tenders,
allocation of contracts and classification of contractors.
Execute the
general policy related to petroleum and minerals. The Ministry
supervises its affiliate companies working in the fields of
petroleum and minerals by observing and monitoring exploration,
development, production, refining, transportation, distribution
activities related to petroleum and petroleum products.
Omar bin Al-Khatib St.,
Riyadh 11183
Tel: 402-2200/402-2212
Fax: 402-2555
Provision of
facilities for the annual visit of pilgrims to Makkah. Madinah
and other Holy places in the Kingdom. Administration of land
controlled by religious trust.
Ministry
established in 1999, with Dr Muhammad bin Ali Al-Fayez as its
first Minister. It is the function of the Ministry to plan the
civil manpower required in the government sector and to ensure
that the competence of civil servants matches the requirements
of the Kingdom as it implements its various development
programs.
