Ministry of Tourism (Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Tourism
وزارة السياحة

Ahmed Al Khateeb, the current Minister of Tourism since 2020
Agency overview
FormedApril 14, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-14) as the Supreme Commission for Tourism
Preceding agencies
  • Supreme Commission for Tourism (2000 – 2008)
  • Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (2008 – 2015)
  • Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage (2015 – 2020)
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters7775 Amr Al Damri Street, as-Safarat, Riyadh 12512, Saudi Arabia
Agency executive
Child agencies
  • Saudi Tourism Authority
  • Tourism Development Fund
  • Tourism Development Council (TDC)
  • Tourism Information and Research Center (MAS)
Websitemt.gov.sa

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT; Arabic: وزارة السياحة, romanized: Wizārah al-Sīāḥah), before 2020 as the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH),[1][2] till 2015 as the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and prior to 2008 as the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT), is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia that is concerned with the tourism sector of the country. Established in the year 2000 through a royal decree by King Fahd, it was transformed into a ministry in 2020.

  1. ^ "Royal Orders Issued 3 Riyadh The official Saudi Press Agency". www.spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ "Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2020-02-25.