Article 101 of the Saudi Officers Service Law

المادة 101 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الرابع: العلاج

The article provides that the Supreme Military Medical Committee is formed by decision of the Minister on the recommendation of the Chief of the General Staff, from at least three doctors, and the decision sets the committee's term.

Official text (Arabic)

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

تشكل اللجنة الطبية العسكرية العليا بقرار من الوزير بناءً على توصية رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة من ثلاثة أطباء على الأقل ويحدد القرار مدة عمل اللجنة.

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 101 explained in plain English

This article regulates the formation of the Supreme Military Medical Committee, and its provisions are:

The instrument of formation: a decision of the Minister.
The basis: the recommendation of the Chief of the General Staff.
Membership: at least three doctors.
The term: the formation decision sets the committee's term of work.

The practical meaning is that the committee is not formed automatically or on a permanent basis by the text, but by a decision that sets its members and its term of work. The minimum membership is three doctors, so the number may be larger.

The Minister, under Article 2, is the Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General. Article 2 defines the doctor officer as a graduate of a recognized medical college, and what applies to doctors applies to dentists, pharmacists and veterinarians; but this article speaks of "doctors" without requiring that they be officers.

The article does not address the committee's powers, how it works or the quorum for its meetings, as it is limited to its formation. This article matters to a person whose case is referred to the committee, since it shows who forms it and how it is composed. A person with a question about the validity of the formation of the committee that considered his case may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.

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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