Article 21 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
المادة 21 من نظام التقاعد العسكري
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 بتقرير كتابي من قائد التشكيل العسكري موضحًا به الظروف التي أحاطت بالحادث ومتى وأين حدثت الإصابة؟
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 21 explained in plain English
This article specifies how injuries and deaths are established under the preceding articles:
- The rule: the Military Medical Committee has the right to establish injuries and deaths.
- The exception: if the injury or death occurred during war or war operations, a written report from the commander of the military formation is sufficient, stating:
- the circumstances surrounding the incident,
- when the injury occurred,
- and where it occurred.
The reason for the exception is that wartime conditions may not allow the usual Medical Committee procedures, so the field commander's report takes their place.
This article is connected with Article 20, which grants the beneficiaries of a military member who dies during and because of work a pension equal to his salary at death, and the beneficiaries of a martyr because of service ordered during war, training, military missions or confronting armed organizations a pension equal to the maximum scale salary of the rank above his own. These rights depend on the incident and its circumstances being established, and this article explains how that is done.
It is followed by Article 22, which deals with a person who suffers disability or dies because of weather conditions or environmental diseases in a place where he was ordered to serve. The article does not set a time limit for submitting the report or a way to object to it. Someone who needs to establish a military member's injury or death should contact the competent military authority, and may consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases.
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 21 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law
Who establishes the injury or death of a military member?
The Military Medical Committee has the right to establish the injuries and deaths provided for in the preceding articles.
How is an injury or death in war established?
A written report from the commander of the military formation is sufficient, stating the circumstances surrounding the incident and when and where the injury occurred.
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 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 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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