National Anti-Corruption Commission (Saudi Arabia)
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters | Riyadh |
| Website | http://www.nazaha.gov.sa/ |
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha; Arabic: هيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد) is a Saudi governmental anti-corruption agency that was launched during the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge.[1] The Commission was initially headed by Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman.[2]
The purge helped centralize political powers in the hands of Mohammed bin Salman and undermine the pre-existing structure of consensus-based governance among Saudi elites.[3][4] The arrests resulted in the final sidelining of the faction of King Abdullah, and Mohammed bin Salman's complete consolidation of control of all three branches of the security forces.[5][6] It also cemented bin Salman's supremacy over business elites in Saudi Arabia and resulted in a mass seizure of assets by the bin Salman regime.[4][2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Strengthens Anti-Corruption Legislation". www.occrp.org. 2018.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia: Anti-Graft Campaign Moves from Top to Toes". www.occrp.org. 2019.
- ^ Alhussein, Eman (2023), "Saudi Arabias centralized political structure: prospects and challenges", Handbook of Middle East Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 144–157, ISBN 978-1-80220-563-3
- ^ a b Davidson, Christopher M. (2021), "Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (a.k.a. "MBS"): King in all but name (born 1985)" (PDF), Dictators and Autocrats, Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781003100508-23/, ISBN 978-1-003-10050-8, archived from the original on December 30, 2023
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's unprecedented shake-up". The Economist. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "The world should push the crown prince to reform Saudi Arabia, not wreck it". The Economist. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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