Flag of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّٰه مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّٰه
('There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God')
UseState and war flag, state and naval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagReverse side is congruent with obverse side Design has no element that can be rotated
Proportion2:3
Adopted
  • 1744; 280 years ago (1744) (original version, at the establishment of the first Saudi state, it continued to the second and the beginning of the third)
  • 11 March 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-11) (current version, as defined by royal decree)
  • 15 March 1973; 51 years ago (1973-03-15) (the latest version)
DesignA green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.
Designed byHafiz Wahba

The national flag of Saudi Arabia[a] is a green background with Arabic inscription and a sword in white. The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada: "There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God". The current design has been used by the government of Saudi Arabia since 15 March 1973.
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