Ministry of Civil Service (Saudi Arabia) explained

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
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]}

References

1. Web site: Ministry of Civil Service. Eyeofriyadh.com. en-US. 2019-05-10.
2. Web site: Establishment and Competences. www.mcs.gov.sa. 2019-05-10.
3. Web site: Ministry of the Civil Service - SAMIRAD (Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource). https://web.archive.org/web/20000526172910/http://www.saudinf.com/main/c6b.htm. usurped. May 26, 2000. www.saudinf.com. en-gb. 2019-05-10.
4. Web site: Saudi Royal Decree Forms 3 New Ministries, Merges 2 Others. Asharq AL-awsat. en. 2020-02-28.
5. Web site: Ministry of the Civil Service - SAMIRAD (Saudi Arabia Market Information Resource). https://web.archive.org/web/20000526172910/http://www.saudinf.com/main/c6b.htm. usurped. May 26, 2000. www.saudinf.com. en-gb. 2019-05-10.
6. Web site: Establishment and Competences. www.mcs.gov.sa. 2019-05-10.