Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH; ) is a government ministry in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

that is responsible for the supervision and regulation of municipalities in the country. Established in 1975, the current Minister is

Majid Al-Hogail Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail (Arabic: ماجد الحقيل) is the Minister of Housing of Saudi Arabia was appointed in July 2015. He is also the acting Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs since 25 February 2020. Al-Hogail has also been ser ...

who was appointed as the acting minister in February 2020. As to the deputy minister, it has been Dr. Ahmed Jamil Kattan since 2019.

Responsibilities

The ministry supervises the administration of municipalities across the country, including cities, towns, and villages. It provides maintenance and development services for all municipalities. The ministry is also responsible for providing basic infrastructure and road development in the country.

References

1975 establishments in Saudi Arabia

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