Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia

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The Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia is the kingdom’s appointed advisory council that reviews laws and policies and provides recommendations to the Saudi government.

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instanceOf legislative advisory body ⓘ
unicameral assembly ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Majlis ash-Shura ⓘ
appointmentMethod members appointed by the King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
canIssue non-binding recommendations ⓘ
canReview development plans ⓘ
state budget ⓘ
canSummon government ministers for questioning ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Basic Law of Governance of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
constitutionalStatus advisory council ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
countryCapital Riyadh ⓘ
currentLeaderTitle Speaker ⓘ
decisionMakingMode majority vote among members ⓘ
establishedBy royal decree ⓘ
establishedInPeriod reign of King Fahd ⓘ
firstWomenMembersAdmitted 2013 ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch (advisory) ⓘ
hasCommittee Economic and Energy Committee ⓘ
Education and Scientific Research Committee ⓘ
Foreign Affairs Committee ⓘ
Health and Environment Committee ⓘ
Islamic and Judicial Affairs Committee ⓘ
Security Affairs Committee ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the Consultative Assembly ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.shura.gov.sa/ ⓘ
hasWomenMembers yes ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Saudi Arabia
languageUsed Arabic ⓘ
legalSystemContext Islamic law (Sharia) ⓘ
linked to: Sharia
meetsAt Shura Council Building, Riyadh ⓘ
meetsIn Riyadh ⓘ
nativeName مجلس الشورى السعودي ⓘ
numberOfMembers 150 ⓘ
primaryFunction consultation (shura) ⓘ
reportsTo King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
role advises the King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
discusses economic and social development plans ⓘ
may amend existing laws ⓘ
may propose new laws ⓘ
provides recommendations to the Saudi government ⓘ
reviews international treaties and agreements ⓘ
reviews laws and policies ⓘ
sessionType extraordinary sessions ⓘ
regular sessions ⓘ
shortName Shura Council ⓘ
termLengthOfMembers 4 years ⓘ
typeOfBody appointed advisory council ⓘ
votingSystem no direct elections ⓘ

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Government of Saudi Arabia → legislativeBranch → Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia → nativeName → مجلس الشورى السعودي ⓘ
linked to: Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia
Basic Law of Saudi Arabia → establishes → Shura Council of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia
Saudi government agencies → coordinateWith → Shura Council of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
linked to: Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia