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| Saudi National Day اليوم الوطني السعودي | |
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 The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
| Official name | Saudi National Day |
| Observed by | Saudi Arabia |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Ends | The day after |
| Date | 23 September |
| Next time | 23 September 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1965 (at official levels) 2005 (as national holiday) |
| Started by | Faisal bin Abdulaziz |
Saudi National Day (Arabic: اليوم الوطني للمملكة العربية السعودية al-Yawm al-Waṭanī lil-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya as-Saʿūdiyya) is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia celebrated annually on 23 September to commemorate the proclamation that renamed the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud.[1] It was founded in 1965 on its 33rd anniversary by King Faisal bin Abdulaziz in order to replace the Royal Seating Day and was made a public holiday by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in 2005. Saudi National Day is one of the three non-religious holidays observed in the country, other being the Saudi Founding Day and Saudi Flag Day.[2][3]
- ^ "History". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Eman Alhussein (1 June 2019). "Saudi First: How Hyper-Nationalism is Transforming Saudi Arabia" (PDF). European Council on Foreign Relations. JSTOR resrep21640. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Podeh, Elie (30 June 2011). The Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab Middle East. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-00108-4.