M49 682
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Primary executive
Head of government
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Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Absolute monarchy · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The King is head of state and holds ultimate executive authority; the Crown Prince serves separately as Prime Minister and leads the Council of Ministers.
Government
Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman
Sep 27, 2022 · De jure
Legislature and composition
UnicameralShura Council - Ninth Session
Sep 18, 2024
Shura Council
150 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Saudi national or municipal election
Date not scheduled · Other election
- Electoral system
- No national election date is announced; the Shura Council is appointed.
Latest election
Completed2015 Saudi municipal elections
Dec 12, 2015 · Other election
- Electoral system
- Direct voting for elected seats on municipal councils; other seats were appointed.
Current policy issues
- 1Economic diversification and non-oil growthSaudi Vision 2030 - Annual Report 2025, Saudi Press Agency - Council of Ministers approves 2026 budget
- 2Private-sector investment and employmentSaudi Vision 2030 - Annual Report 2025, Saudi Press Agency - Council of Ministers approves 2026 budget
- 3Housing and quality of lifeSaudi Vision 2030 - Annual Report 2025
- 4Hajj and Umrah servicesSaudi Vision 2030 - Annual Report 2025
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 12
- Active in source
- 0
- Historical in source
- 2
- parties shown
- 12
Arab National Liberation Front
Party Unknown
Arabian Peninsula People's Union
Party Unknown
Communist Party in Saudi Arabia
Party Unknown
National Assembly Party
Party Unknown
Organization of Saudi Communists
Party Unknown
People's Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Q22931367
Party Unknown
Q6724233
Party Unknown
Umma Islamic Party
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1972
- Founded
- 1973
Sources
11
- 1Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaOFFICIAL-PUBLIC-RECORD · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Saudi Press Agency - Biography of King Salmancitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Saudi Press Agency - Royal order appointing Mohammed bin Salman as Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Saudi National Portal - Government mechanismcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Shura Council - Membership and termcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Saudi Press Agency - Opening of the ninth Shura Council sessioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Saudi National Portal - Elections in Saudi Arabiacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Saudi Vision 2030 - Annual Report 2025citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 9Saudi Press Agency - Council of Ministers approves 2026 budgetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 11Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
Western Asia
Saudi ArabiaPrimary executive: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudConflicting
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