Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Education

وزارة التعليم
Yousef al-Benyan [ar], current Minister of Education since 2022
Government body overview
Formed	1926; 98 years ago (1926) as Directorate of Knowledge
Preceding agencies	Directorate of Knowledge (1926–1953) Ministry of Knowledge (1953–2003)
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Airport Road, Riyadh 11148, Saudi Arabia[1]
Government body executive	Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, Minister of Education
Website	Official English Site

The Ministry of Education (MoE) (Arabic: وزارة التعليم), before 2003 as the Ministry of Knowledge and until 1953 as the Directorate of Knowledge, is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for regulating primary, secondary and higher education in the country. It was established in 1926 by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud in the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz. Since the amalgamations of the General Presidency for Girls' Education (GPGE) in 2002 and the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in 2015, it became the sole body which supervises all schools, universities and colleges in the country.