Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites

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Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites
Agency overview
Formed2 June 2018
JurisdictionSaudi Arabia
HeadquartersMakkah, Saudi Arabia
Agency executives
Websitehttps://www.rcmc.gov.sa/

The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites is a Saudi commission that was established on 2 June 2018 by a royal decree issued by Saudi Arabia's King Salman.[1] The commission is responsible for the improvement of services as well as the establishment of a sustainable system at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the holy sites.[2]

Board of directors[edit]

A board of directors governs the commission under the chairmanship of the Vice President of the Council of Ministers and membership appointed by the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers.[3][4] The members of the commission are:[4][2]

Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites Members
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince, Chairman
Abdulrahman bin Farouk Addas Executive Chairman
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Governor of Makkah region, Member
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud Minister of Interior, Member
Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Deputy governor of Makkah region, Member
Mohammad Saleh Benten Minister of Haj and Umrah, Member
Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri Minister of Economy and Planning, Member
Yasser Bin Othman Al-Rumyan Member
Ibrahim Al-Sultan Member
Fahd Bin Abdullah Tunisi Member

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia's King Salman issues royal decrees". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. ^ a b "Crown Prince Chairs Board Meeting for Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Places". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia establishes Royal Commission for Mecca City and Holy Sites". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  4. ^ a b "Leadership's attention to Makkah, Holy Sites". Saudigazette. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2019-03-17.