General Presidency for Girls Education explained

General Presidency for Girls Education
Native Name A:	Arabic: الرئاسة العامة لتعليم البنات
Superseding1:	Ministry of Education
Jurisdiction:	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters:	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Child1 Agency:	Presidency Agency for Girls Colleges

The General Presidency for Girls Education (GPGE), also known as the Directorate General for Girls Education (DGGE), was an autonomous government entity in Saudi Arabia that regulated nearly all forms of women's education in the country from 1959 to 2002, independent from supervision of the Ministry of Knowledge.^{[1] [2]}

History

Established in 1959^{[3] [4]} through a royal decree issued by King Saud,^[5] it supervised both state-run and private schools for girls, except foreign ones^[6] and exercised powers parallel to the Ministry of Knowledge, which then only had authority over schools with male students.^[7] It was dissolved and subsequently merged with the Ministry of Knowledge in the aftermath of the Mecca girls' school fire incident in 2002.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Alwedinani, Jawaher . Gender and Subject Choice in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia . 2016-11-08 . Lulu.com . 978-1-365-52005-1 . en.
2. Book: al-Iḥṣāʼ, Markaz al-Maʻlūmāt al-Iḥṣāʼīyah wa-al-Tawthīq al-Tarbawī Qism . Educational statistics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . 1985 . Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Education, Center for Statistical Data & Educational Documentation, Statistics Section. . ar.
3. Web site: 2019-09-04 . From 'Katateeb' to scholarships: Girls' education in Saudi Arabia takes quantum leap . 2022-06-16 . Saudigazette . English.
4. Web site: المملكة العربية السعودية : ضوابط تعليم البنات الرسمي . 2022-06-17 . منهل الثقافة التربوية . ar-sa.
5. Book: Education in Saudi Arabia . 1991 . Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the United States of America . en.
6. Book: Almunajjed, M. . Women in Saudi Arabia Today . 1997-02-06 . Springer . 978-0-230-37310-5 . en.
7. Book: Olimat, Muhamad . Arab Spring and Arab Women . 2013-11-26 . Routledge . 978-1-317-93738-8 . en.
8. Book: Aarts . Paul . Saudi Arabia in the Balance: Political Economy, Society, Foreign Affairs . Nonneman . Gerd . 2005 . NYU Press . 978-0-8147-0718-0 . en.
9. Book: Butera, Anita C. . The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Through the Eyes of Saudi Women . 2021-11-03 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-7936-0725-6 . en.
10. Book: Peterson, J. E. . Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia . 2020-03-15 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-1980-8 . en.