Article 17 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
المادة 17 من نظام التقاعد العسكري
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 الخدمة العسكرية فيمنح معاشًا تقاعديًّا قدره أربعة أخماس آخر راتب كان يتقاضاه وتحدد حالات العجز الكلي والجزئي بقرار من اللجنة الطبية العسكرية يصادق عليه الوزير.
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 17 explained in plain English
This article regulates the pension of a military member who is injured while carrying out his work and because of it, and distinguishes two types of disability:
- Total disability: he is granted a monthly pension equal to the last salary he was receiving.
- Partial disability that required his discharge from military service: he is granted a retirement pension of four-fifths (80%) of the last salary he was receiving.
The two basic conditions: the injury must occur while he is carrying out his work, and it must be because of it. For partial disability it is also required that it required his discharge from military service.
Who determines the type of disability? Cases of total and partial disability are determined by decision of the Military Medical Committee, approved by the Minister.
Salary, under Article 2, means the salary set under the salary scale, excluding increments, allowances or compensations.
This article is connected with Article 16, which provides that medical unfitness is established by the Military Medical Committee at the request of the sick or injured person or the authority to which the member belongs. Article 18 also brings a more generous provision for injuries resulting from war operations, captivity, confronting hostile armed organizations, storming saboteurs' hideouts or chasing smugglers, in which the pension is settled on the salary of the highest grade on the salary scale for the rank immediately above his own.
Someone injured during his work who needs his rights assessed may consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases.
Practical example
Sergeant Abdullah is injured while performing his work and because of it, causing a partial disability that requires his discharge from military service, with a last salary of SAR 9,000. Under this article, he is granted a pension of four-fifths of that salary, i.e. SAR 7,200. Had the Military Medical Committee decided, with the Minister's approval, that his disability was total, his pension would have been SAR 9,000.
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 17 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
What is the pension of a military member totally disabled during work?
He is granted a monthly pension equal to the last salary he was receiving, if the injury occurred while carrying out his work and because of it.
What is the pension for partial disability?
If the injury causes a partial disability that requires his discharge from military service, he is granted a pension of four-fifths of the last salary he was receiving.
Who decides whether the disability is total or partial?
Cases of total and partial disability are determined by decision of the Military Medical Committee, approved by the Minister.
More articles on Disability and Injury Pension
- Article 15
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.
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 ا
- 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 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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