Article 8 of the Saudi Alimony Fund Statute

This article regulates the composition of the Alimony Fund's board of directors.

Chair and membership: The board is chaired by the Minister of Justice, and includes:

• A representative of the Ministry of Justice.
• A representative of the Ministry of Finance.
• A representative of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development.
• Three members from the private sector who have an interest in the Fund's field of work, nominated by the chairman of the board and appointed by decision of the Council of Ministers.

Term of membership: 3 years, renewable once only, so a member does not stay for more than two terms.

Level of government representation: The grades of the representatives of government bodies must be no lower than Grade 14 or its equivalent.

Standing in for the chair: The chairman of the board designates who stands in for him in chairing meetings in his absence, who must be one of the members who represent government bodies, not one of the private sector members.

This article connects to Article 9, which makes the board responsible for achieving the Fund's goals, including approving plans, setting the amounts of temporary alimony and the period for paying it, accepting donations and approving the budget.