Article 90 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 90 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الأول: الإجازة الاعتيادية
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 يكن قد استمتع بثلثي إجازته فيعوض عن إركابه ذهاباً وإياباً ومصاريف عودة عائلتة أن سبق له أن اصطحبها أو نقلها من مركز عمله بسبب تمتعه بالإجازة مع الاحتفاظ له بالجزء المتبقي من إجازته ومن استمتع بثلثي إجازته أو أكثر يحتفظ له بالجزء المتبقي.
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 90 explained in plain English
This article regulates shortening, postponing or cutting short ordinary leave:
The power: whoever has the power to grant leave may shorten, postpone or cut it for reasons required by service circumstances in the armed forces.
When leave is cut short, the article distinguishes between two cases:
- If he has not taken two-thirds of his leave: he is compensated for his travel there and back and for the expenses of his family's return if he had previously taken them with him or moved them from his place of work because of enjoying the leave, and the remaining part of his leave is preserved for him.
- If he has taken two-thirds of his leave or more: only the remaining part is preserved for him.
The practical meaning is that the criterion for financial compensation is the proportion of the leave he has taken; an officer whose leave is cut at its start is compensated for travel costs, and one whose leave is cut after he has taken two-thirds or more is not compensated financially. But in both cases the remaining part of his leave is not forfeited.
Note that compensation for family expenses depends on his having taken them with him or moved them because of the leave. An officer whose leave is cut and who is not compensated may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
Captain Sami began a 45-day ordinary leave and traveled with his family, and after 10 days his leave was cut because of service circumstances. Because he had not taken two-thirds of his leave (30 days), he is compensated for his travel there and back and for the expenses of his family's return, and the remaining 35 days are preserved for him.
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 90 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
May an officer's leave be cut short?
Yes. Whoever has the power to grant leave may shorten, postpone or cut it for reasons required by service circumstances.
When is an officer compensated if his leave is cut short?
If he has not taken two-thirds of his leave, he is compensated for his travel there and back and for the expenses of his family's return if he took them with him or moved them because of the leave.
Is the rest of an officer's leave lost when it is cut short?
No. The remaining part is preserved for him in both cases.
More articles on Officer Leave
- Article 87Amended by M/28
The Article lists the types of officers' leave: ordinary, casual, field, exceptional, sick and study-accompaniment leave.
الإجازات هي: اعتيادية، عرضية، ميدانية، استثنائية، مرضية، مرافقة دراسية
- 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 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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