المملكة: Prohibiting the naming of public facilities after the kings of the Kingdom except with the approval of the Highness

The decision obligated government agencies to coordinate with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing when issuing any executive rulings related to the application of the rules.

Facility Naming Rules

The rules defined in their first article the concept of public facilities as public property, and include – but are not limited to – municipal, educational, cultural, sports, religious, health facilities, and transportation facilities.

It emphasized that naming public facilities falls within the jurisdiction Each government agency according to its statutory mandate, with its commitment to the relevant rules and texts.

Executive Provisions

The rules require government agencies to issue the necessary executive provisions that include the organizational, technical, procedural and operational aspects of naming public facilities, in addition to setting a governance framework for naming work within each agency.

The rules stress that it is not permissible to name any public facility after the names of the kings of the Kingdom, the crown princes, or the heads of brotherly and friendly countries except after the approval of the shrine. The Supreme.

Naming public facilities

It prohibited naming public facilities with names that contradict the provisions of Islamic Sharia, and prohibited the use of the Most Beautiful Names of God, with the exception of specific names: Peace, Justice, First, Light, Truth, Martyr, King.

The rules obligated government agencies to verify the soundness of the orientations and ideas of the owner of the name to be given to the public facility, and to ensure that his record is free of criminal or security cases, in coordination with the competent authorities, taking into account the harmonization of the name of the facility. With the status of the name holder.

The rules indicate that the Minister of Municipalities and Housing issues naming categories for public facilities after coordination with the relevant authorities, provided that government agencies adhere to these categories when naming facilities. It also clarified that the primary official in the government agency is the one responsible for naming the facilities within its jurisdiction, and he has the right to delegate this authority to whomever he sees fit.

Use of numbers

The rules permitted the use of numbers in naming public facilities or combining numbers with names, and obligated government agencies to create comprehensive databases for the names of their public facilities, update them periodically, and provide them to the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information annually.

The rules stipulated the cancellation of the provisions related to naming streets and squares contained in the rules. Issued in 1406 AH, and all provisions that conflict with it.

It was decided to publish the rules in the Official Gazette, and to take effect 120 days after the date of their publication, in a way that contributes to unifying the standards for naming public facilities and enhancing discipline and clarity in this aspect at the Kingdom level.