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Ministry of Commerce (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Commerce (Arabic: وزارة التجارة) is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia that oversees commercial activity in the Kingdom and develops policies related to trade and the business sector.

History

Between 1926 and 1954, the Merchants' Council, established by King Abdulaziz, managed commercial affairs in Saudi Arabia before being replaced by the Ministry of Commerce, created by a Royal Decree in 1954 to oversee domestic and international trade.

The ministry was reorganized in 2003 and renamed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

It was renamed the Ministry of Commerce and Investment in 2016.

On 25 February 2020, following the establishment of the Ministry of Investment, the ministry’s name was changed to the Ministry of Commerce.

Structure

The Ministry has several agencies including:

  • Deputy Ministry for Consumer Protection
  • Deputy Ministry for Industry Affairs
  • Deputy Ministry for Foreign Trade
  • Deputy Ministry of Internal Trade
  • Deputy Ministry for Technical Affairs
  • Marketing and Communication Management
  • Administrative and Financial Affairs Management
  • Information Technology Management
  • General Directorate for Strategic Planning and Projects
  • Engineering Management

Commercial Attachés Offices

The Ministry also supervises commercial attachés offices worldwide with the aims of establishing and developing commercial relationships with other countries. In May 2018, Saudi Arabia appointed with Samar Saleh the first woman to be a commercial attaché in Japan.

List of commerce officials

See also

References

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