Article 8 of the Saudi Military Retirement Law

This article sets out the rule for calculating the retirement pension, which is:

• The pension is settled on the basis of one thirty-fifth (1/35) of the last basic salary.
• Provided that the pension does not exceed the amount of that salary.

The text of the article does not expressly say that the fraction is calculated for each year of service, but it sets the basis (1/35 of the last basic salary) and the upper limit (the salary itself).

"Salary" here means, as defined in Article 2, the salary fixed for the military person under the salary scale to which he is subject, and it does not include raises, allowances or compensations. Allowances are therefore not included in the calculation of the pension.

This article follows Article 7, which sets the cases of entitlement to a pension, such as actual service reaching 18 years, or 20 years of military and civil service provided the military part is not less than 8 years, or completing 55 years of age. Article 7 answers the question "is he entitled?", and Article 8 answers "on what basis is it calculated?".

As for anyone not entitled to a pension, Article 9 provides that he is entitled to an award calculated as a number of monthly salaries for the years of actual military service.

This article was amended by Royal Decree No. (M/56) dated 9/7/1396 AH, and the text shown is the text in force. To calculate the pension in a particular case, refer to the body competent for retirement, and a lawyer specializing in administrative cases may be consulted in case of dispute.