Article 93 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 93 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الثاني: الإجازات العرضية والميدانية والاستثنائية
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 ثلاثة أشهر أو ثلاثين يوماً بعد انتهاء كل ستة أشهر.
2- تمنح هذه الإجازة طبقاً لما هو محدد بالمادة (89).
3- لا يجوز الجمع بين الإجازة الميدانية والإجازة الاعتيادية.
4- يسقط حق الضابط باستعمال الإجازة الميدانية بعد نقله من الميدان ويبقى حقه باستعمال الإجازة الاعتيادية.
5- يمنح الضابط المجاز إجازة ميدانية تذكرة إركاب بمفرده ذهاباً وإياباً داخل المملكة بالدرجات الآتية:
1- من رتبة رائد فما فوق بالدرجة الأولى.
2- من رتبة نقيب فما دون بالدرجة السياحية.
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 93 explained in plain English
This article regulates field leave, in five paragraphs:
- Duration and splitting: an officer serving in the field is entitled to field leave of not more than 60 days. It may not be split except to the extent of 15 days after the end of every three months, or 30 days after the end of every six months.
- Granting authority: it is granted as provided in Article 89, that is, with the approval of the Minister or his delegate if outside the Kingdom, and by heads of bodies, commanders and directors if inside it, with the Officers Affairs Department notified.
- No combining: field leave and ordinary leave may not be combined.
- Lapse on transfer: the officer's right to use field leave lapses after his transfer from the field, while his right to use ordinary leave remains.
- Tickets: an officer granted field leave is given a round-trip ticket for himself alone inside the Kingdom: first class from the rank of major and above, and tourist class from the rank of captain and below.
The practical meaning is that an officer in the field benefits from longer leave, but it is tied to his remaining in the field, so if he is transferred from it his right to its balance lapses, while his right to ordinary leave remains. The ticket is also for him alone, not his family.
An officer who has been transferred from the field and has a question about his balance may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
Captain Abdulmohsen works in a field unit, and after three months he took 15 days of his field leave and was given a round-trip ticket for himself alone inside the Kingdom in tourist class. He was then transferred to office work, so his right to the rest of the field leave lapsed, and his right to ordinary leave remained.
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 93 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
How long is an officer's field leave?
It does not exceed 60 days, and may be split only as 15 days after every three months or 30 days after every six months.
Can an officer combine field leave and ordinary leave?
No. The article provides that the two may not be combined.
What happens to the field leave balance on transfer from the field?
The officer's right to use field leave lapses after his transfer from the field, and his right to use ordinary leave remains.
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 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
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