Article 87 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 87 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الباب الثامن: الإجازات
The Article lists the types of officers' leave: ordinary, casual, field, exceptional, sick and study-accompaniment leave.
Official text after amendments (Arabic)
Compiled from the original text and every officially published amendment; the amendments are shown in full below for comparison.
الإجازات هي: اعتيادية، عرضية، ميدانية، استثنائية، مرضية، مرافقة دراسية
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 87 explained in plain English
This Article sets out the list of types of leave that the Officers Service Law provides for, which are six:
- Ordinary leave.
- Casual leave.
- Field leave.
- Exceptional leave.
- Sick leave.
- Study-accompaniment leave.
This Article only lists the types, and does not set the duration of each leave, its conditions or what is paid during it; each type has its own provisions in the Articles of the Law.
The current wording of the Article was issued by Royal Decree No. M/28 dated 26/3/1442 AH.
Note that an officer's basic leave is called in this Law "ordinary leave". Knowing the correct name of the leave matters in practice when submitting a request or reviewing the provisions that apply to it.
The practical effect is that an officer who needs to be absent from work must determine which of these types applies to his case, because each type has its own provisions in the Law. An officer with a question about his entitlement to a particular leave may consider consulting 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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Frequently asked questions about Article 87 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
What are the types of officers' leave?
Ordinary, casual, field, exceptional, sick and study-accompaniment leave.
What is the annual leave of an officer called in the Law?
The Law calls it ordinary leave, which is the first type in this Article.
Amendment history
Royal Decree No. M/28 — 26/3/1442 AH
Official amendment text (Arabic)
- عّدلت هذه المادة وذلك بموجب المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/28) وتاريخ 1442/3/26هـ، لتكون بالنص الآتي: "الإجازات هي: اعتيادية، عرضية، ميدانية، استثنائية، مرضية، مرافقة دراسية".
Original text before the amendments (Arabic)
الإجازات هي : اعتيادية ، عرضية ، ميدانية ، استثنائية ، مرضية.
More articles on Officer Leave
- Article 88
The Article gives an officer ordinary leave of 45 days a year, the first after one year from appointment with 15 days allowed after six months, and permits combining leave subject to a limit of 90 days taken in a year.
1- يستحق الضابط إجازة اعتيادية مدتها خمسة وأربعون يوماً في السنة ويمنح الضابط أولى إجازاته بعد مضي سنة من بدء تعيينه، على أنه يمكن أن يحصل على مدة خمسة عشر يوما
- Article 89
The article states who grants ordinary leave to officers: the Minister for leave outside the Kingdom, who may delegate this to the Chief of the General Staff, and heads of bodies, commanders and directors for leave inside it, with the Officers Affairs Department notified.
تعطى الإجازات الاعتيادية للضباط على الوجه الآتي : 1- خارج المملكة بموافقة الوزير ويجوز للوزير تخويل هذه الصلاحية لرئيس هيئة الأركان العامة. 2- داخل المملكة من ق
- Article 90
The article allows whoever has power to grant leave to shorten, postpone or cut it for service reasons, and compensates an officer whose leave is cut before he has taken two-thirds of it for his travel and his family's return, with the remainder preserved in both cases.
يجوز لمن يملك سلطة إعطاء الإجازة تقصيرها أو تأجيلها أو قطعها لأسباب تقتضيها ظروف الخدمة في القوات المسلحة ، وإذا اقتضت الظروف قطع إجازة الضابط الاعتيادية ولم يك
- Article 91
The article gives an officer on ordinary leave the right to a half-fare round-trip ticket for himself, his wife and his children on Saudi Arabian Airlines, within its network inside and outside the Kingdom, once a year.
يحق للضابط الذي يتمتع بإجازة اعتيادية أن يحصل على تذكرة إركاب مرجعاً بنصف الأجرة له ولزوجته وأولاده على طائرة مؤسسة الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية وفي حدود ما ت
- Article 92
The article gives an officer casual leave of up to ten days a year for emergency reasons, granted as under Article 89, and the right to it lapses at the end of the year.
الإجازة العرضية 1- يمنح الضابط إجازة عرضية لمدة لا تزيد على عشرة أيام في السنة لأسباب طارئة وتمنح هذه الإجازة طبقاً لما هو محدد بالمادة (89). 2- يسقط الحق بهذه
- Article 93
The article entitles an officer serving in the field to field leave of up to 60 days with limited splitting, not combined with ordinary leave and lapsing on transfer from the field, with a domestic ticket for him alone according to his rank.
الإجازة الميدانية 1- يستحق الضابط العامل في الميدان إجازة ميدانية لا تتجاوز ستين يوماً في انتهاء السنة ولا يجوز تجزئتها إلا في حدود خمسة عشر يوماً بعد انتهاء كل
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