Ministry of Civil Service (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Civil Service was a governmental body in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for arranging the affairs of public employees. It was founded by a royal decree in 1999 to replace the General Bureau of Civil Service and Dr Muhammad bin Ali Al-Fayez served as its first minister. In February 2020, the Ministry was merged with Ministry of Labour and Social Development into a new ministry called Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.

Its Functions
The ministry’s main functions are:


 * to plan the civil manpower as required by the government
 * to guarantee that the civil servants’ competencies match the government’s requirements
 * to recommend systems of civil service
 * to improve the civil service
 * to develop rules and regulations that keep the government employees’ records
 * to collaborate with HR departments in different governmental entities