Ministry of Civil Service (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Civil Service was a governmental body in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for arranging the affairs of public employees.^[1] It was founded by a royal decree in 1999 to replace the General Bureau of Civil Service^[2] and Dr Muhammad bin Ali Al-Fayez served as its first minister.^[3] In February 2020, the Ministry was merged with Ministry of Labour and Social Development into a new ministry called Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.^[4]

Ministry of Civil Service

Agency overview
Formed	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Riyadh
Website	www.mcs.gov.sa

Its Functions

The ministry’s main functions are:

• to plan the civil manpower as required by the government
• to guarantee that the civil servants’ competencies match the government’s requirements
• to recommend systems of civil service
• to improve the civil service
• to develop rules and regulations that keep the government employees’ records
• to collaborate with HR departments in different governmental entities^[5][6]