Article 94 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 94 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الثاني: الإجازات العرضية والميدانية والاستثنائية
The article allows whoever has power to grant leave under Article 89 to grant an officer, in compelling circumstances, extraordinary leave of up to one month if he has used up his ordinary leave, counted against his future ordinary leave.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
الإجازة الاستثنائية
يجوز لظروف اضطرارية ولمن يملك صلاحية منح الإجازة وفقاً للمادة (89) منح الضابط إجازة استثنائية لمدة لا تزيد على شهر إذا كان قد أستنفذ إجازته الاعتيادية على أن تحتسب مدتها من أجازاته الاعتيادية المقبلة.
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 94 explained in plain English
This article regulates an officer's extraordinary leave, and its conditions are:
- Reason: compelling circumstances.
- Granting authority: whoever has the power to grant leave under Article 89.
- Duration: not more than one month.
- Exhaustion condition: the officer must have used up his ordinary leave.
- How it is counted: its duration is counted against his future ordinary leave.
The practical meaning is that this leave resembles an advance on the balance of coming leave; an officer who has used up his balance and faces compelling circumstances can obtain leave of up to a month, but it is deducted from his ordinary leave in the future.
Referring to Article 89, leave outside the Kingdom is granted with the approval of the Minister or the Chief of the General Staff if the Minister has delegated it to him, and inside the Kingdom by heads of bodies, area commanders, branch directors and directors of similar departments.
The article is permissive, in the word "may", so the grant depends on the discretion of the person with the power. The article does not define what counts as compelling circumstances, and does not address what is paid to the officer during this leave. An officer whose request is refused may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
Major Anas used up his ordinary leave for this year, and then needed to accompany his son for emergency treatment. He may be granted extraordinary leave of up to a month, on the basis that the days he takes are deducted from his ordinary leave next year.
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 94 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
How long is an officer's extraordinary leave?
It does not exceed one month, and is granted for compelling circumstances.
Is extraordinary leave deducted from the officer's balance?
Yes. Its duration is counted against his future ordinary leave.
When may an officer ask for extraordinary leave?
If he has used up his ordinary leave and has compelling circumstances.
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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