Basic Law of Saudi Arabia

E586553

constitutional document fundamental law

The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia is the kingdom’s constitutional framework that defines the structure of government, the role of the monarchy, and the application of Islamic law as the basis of the state.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basic Law of Governance of Saudi Arabia	4
Basic Law of Saudi Arabia canonical	2
النظام الأساسي للحكم في السعودية	1
النظام الأساسي للحكم في المملكة العربية السعودية	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6327143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Basic Law of Saudi Arabia
Context triple: [Government of Saudi Arabia, basicLaw, Basic Law of Saudi Arabia]

A. Omani Basic Law
The Omani Basic Law is the constitution of the Sultanate of Oman, outlining the structure of the state, the powers of the Sultan, and the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
B. Basic Laws of Israel
The Basic Laws of Israel are a set of quasi-constitutional statutes that define the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Israeli state and its institutions.
C. Constitution of Bahrain
The Constitution of Bahrain is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
D. Palestinian Basic Law
The Palestinian Basic Law is the quasi-constitutional framework that defines the structure, powers, and functioning of the Palestinian Authority and its governing institutions.
E. Constitution of Jordan
The Constitution of Jordan is the fundamental legal document that defines the country's political system, delineates the powers of the monarchy and parliament, and guarantees basic rights and freedoms for its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Basic Law of Saudi Arabia
Target entity description: The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia is the kingdom’s constitutional framework that defines the structure of government, the role of the monarchy, and the application of Islamic law as the basis of the state.

A. Omani Basic Law
The Omani Basic Law is the constitution of the Sultanate of Oman, outlining the structure of the state, the powers of the Sultan, and the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
B. Basic Laws of Israel
The Basic Laws of Israel are a set of quasi-constitutional statutes that define the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Israeli state and its institutions.
C. Constitution of Bahrain
The Constitution of Bahrain is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
D. Palestinian Basic Law
The Palestinian Basic Law is the quasi-constitutional framework that defines the structure, powers, and functioning of the Palestinian Authority and its governing institutions.
E. Constitution of Jordan
The Constitution of Jordan is the fundamental legal document that defines the country's political system, delineates the powers of the monarchy and parliament, and guarantees basic rights and freedoms for its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedBy	King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ⓘ linked to: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
amended	2005 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ
articleCount	83 articles ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1992-03-01 ⓘ
chapterCount	9 chapters ⓘ
containsArticle	Article 1 ⓘ Article 23 ⓘ Article 26 ⓘ Article 39 ⓘ Article 5 ⓘ Article 55 ⓘ Article 67 ⓘ Article 7 ⓘ Article 70 ⓘ Article 8 ⓘ Article 83 ⓘ
country	Saudi Arabia ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1992-03-01 ⓘ
declares	Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia ⓘ Islam is the religion of the state ⓘ Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia ⓘ linked to: Riyadh Saudi Arabia is an Islamic state ⓘ linked to: Saudi Arabia
defines	powers of the King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ relationship between executive, legislative, and judicial authorities in Saudi Arabia ⓘ rights and duties of citizens in Saudi Arabia ⓘ structure of government of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
establishes	Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia ⓘ King of Saudi Arabia as head of government ⓘ King of Saudi Arabia as head of state ⓘ Shura Council of Saudi Arabia ⓘ linked to: Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia
language	Arabic ⓘ
legalStatus	de facto constitution of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
legalSystemBasis	Islamic law ⓘ Sharia ⓘ
promulgatedBy	royal decree ⓘ
providesFor	consultative Shura Council ⓘ linked to: Majlis ash-Shura independence of the judiciary ⓘ protection of human rights in accordance with Sharia ⓘ protection of private property ⓘ
regulates	succession to the Saudi throne ⓘ
religiousSchool	Hanbali school of jurisprudence ⓘ linked to: Hanbali school Sunni Islam ⓘ
royalDecreeNumber	A/90 ⓘ
states	Quran and Sunnah are the constitution of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
subjectMatter	financial affairs of the state ⓘ form of the Saudi state ⓘ general principles of Saudi foreign policy ⓘ governance and administrative organization ⓘ rights and duties of the state and citizens ⓘ
successionPrinciple	rule passes among sons and grandsons of King Abdulaziz ⓘ
territorialScope	entire territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ⓘ

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