Article 92 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 92 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الثاني: الإجازات العرضية والميدانية والاستثنائية
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 الإجازة بانقضاء السنة.
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 92 explained in plain English
This article regulates an officer's casual leave, and its provisions are:
- Duration: not more than ten days a year.
- Reason: emergency reasons.
- Granting authority: it is granted as specified in Article 89.
- Lapse: the right to it lapses at the end of the year.
Referring to Article 89, leave outside the Kingdom is with the Minister's approval, which he may delegate to the Chief of the General Staff, while inside the Kingdom it is granted by heads of bodies, area commanders, branch directors and directors of departments and similar presidencies, with the Armed Forces Officers Affairs Department notified of the departure and return.
The practical meaning of the right lapsing at the end of the year is that the ten days are not carried over to the following year; an officer who has not used them during the year loses them. The ten-day limit applies to the year as a whole.
The article does not define what counts as an emergency reason, nor whether it must be proved. An officer whose casual leave request is refused despite his emergency circumstances may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
The mother of First Lieutenant Ziad suffered a sudden illness, so he requested four days of casual leave inside the Kingdom, and his branch director granted it with the Officers Affairs Department notified. Six casual days remain for him in the same year, and they lapse if he does not use them before the year ends.
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 92 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
How long is an officer's casual leave?
Not more than ten days a year, and it is granted for emergency reasons.
Is casual leave carried over to the next year?
No. The right to casual leave lapses at the end of the year.
Articles this article refers to
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 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 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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