Article 1 of the Saudi Civil Status Law

المادة 1 من نظام الأحوال المدنية

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يسمى هذا النظام ( نظام الأحوال المدنية ) وتعنى أحكامه بما يلي:

أ - ضبط الحالة المدنية لكل مواطن سعودي، وتسجيل كل ما يتصل بهذه الحالة من الواقعات المدنية التي تطرأ في حياته في السجل المخصص لذلك.

ب - تدوين الواقعات المدنية التي تحصل للأجانب داخل المملكة في السجل المخصص لذلك.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

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