Article 15 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
المادة 15 من نظام التقاعد العسكري
For a deceased member, or one discharged as medically unfit or after an accident unrelated to work, the pension is 70% of the last salary or the amount due under Article 8, whichever is greater.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يسوى معاش العسكري المتوفى أو المفصول لعدم لياقته الطبية للعمل بغير سبب وظيفته، أو بسبب حادث بغير سبب العمل على أساس (70%) من الراتب الشهري الأخير، أو على أساس المستحق عن مدة خدمته المحسوبة في التقاعد طبقًا للمادة (8) أيهما أكثر..
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
Article 15 explained in plain English
This article deals with cases where service ends for reasons unrelated to the work, and guarantees a minimum pension in them.
Cases covered:
- A deceased military member.
- A military member discharged as medically unfit for work for a reason not connected with his job.
- Or a military member whose service ended because of an accident not connected with work.
How it is calculated: the pension is settled on the greater of two amounts:
- 70% of the last monthly salary, or
- the amount due for his period of service counted toward retirement under Article 8.
"Whichever is greater" means that the pensioner is not deprived of the higher calculation: if the period of service is short, he is guaranteed 70% of his last monthly salary, and if it is long enough that the amount due for service exceeds that, he receives the higher amount.
Salary, as defined in Article 2, means the salary set under the salary scale, excluding increments, allowances or compensations.
Article 16 then explains how medical unfitness is established: it provides that it is established by the Military Medical Committee at the request of the sick or injured person or the authority to which the member belongs. Note that this article concerns cases that are not connected with work. Someone in this position who needs his entitlement assessed may consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases.
Practical example
Corporal Majed contracts an illness unrelated to his work. The Military Medical Committee decides he is unfit for work and he is discharged after 6 years of service, with a last monthly salary of SAR 7,000. Under this article, his pension is settled on 70% of his last salary, i.e. SAR 4,900, or on the amount due for his period of service under Article 8, whichever is greater.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 15 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
What is the pension of a military member discharged as medically unfit?
If the unfitness is not connected with his job, his pension is settled on 70% of the last monthly salary or the amount due for his period of service under Article 8, whichever is greater.
What pension does the family of a military member who died for a non-work reason receive?
The article provides that the pension of a deceased military member is settled on 70% of the last monthly salary or the amount due for his period of service counted toward retirement under Article 8, whichever is greater.
Does this provision cover accidents outside work?
Yes. The article covers a member whose service ended because of an accident not connected with work.
Articles this article refers to
More articles on Disability and Injury Pension
- Article 16
Medical unfitness of a military member is established by the Military Medical Committee at the request of the sick or injured person or the authority he belongs to.
تثبت عدم اللياقة الطبية من اللجنة الطبية العسكرية بناء على طلب المريض أو المصاب أو من الجهة التي يتبعها العسكري.
- Article 17
A member totally disabled during and because of his work gets a pension equal to his last salary; if partial disability requires discharge, four-fifths of it. The Military Medical Committee decides, with Minister approval.
يمنح من يصاب من العسكريين بعجز كلي أثناء قيامه بعمله وبسببه معاشًا شهريًّا يعادل آخر راتب كان يتقاضاه، أما إذا كانت الإصابة قد أحدثت عجزًا جزئيًّا أوجب فصله من
- Article 18Amended (1407 AH)
For total disability from war operations, captivity, armed organizations or chasing smugglers, the pension is the top-grade salary of the next rank up; four-fifths of it for partial disability.
يسوى معاش من يصاب من العسكريين بعجز كلي بسبب العمليات الحربية أو بسبب الأسر أو نتيجة إصابته خلال خدمة أُمر بها أثناء مواجهة التنظيمات المسلحة المعادية أو أثناء
- Article 19
Article 18 applies to members injured during live-ammunition training, breaching obstacles, laying or clearing mines, air and sea landings, air and naval training, and cases specified by the Prime Minister.
تسري أحكام المادة (18) على الذين يصابون أثناء مشروعات التدريب بالذخيرة الحية، أو اقتحام الموانع، أو بث الألغام، أو إزالتها، أو أثناء الإنزال الجوي والبحري، أو ا
- Article 21
The Military Medical Committee establishes injuries and deaths; for war or war operations, a written report from the formation commander stating the circumstances, time and place is enough.
للجنة الطبية العسكرية الحق في إثبات الإصابات والوفيات المنصوص عليها في المواد السابقة، أما إذا كانت الإصابة أو الوفاء أثناء الحرب أو العمليات الحربية فيكتفي بتق
- Article 22
A member disabled or dying because of weather or environmental diseases at a post he was ordered to serve in is treated under Article 17 and paragraph (a) of Article 20, as applicable.
يعامل من يصاب بعجز كلي أو جزئي أو يتوفى بسبب حالة الطقس أو أمراض البيئة في جهة أُمر بالخدمة بها طبقًا لما هو موضح بالمادة (17) والفقرة (أ) من المادة (20) وذلك ح
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