Ministry of Tourism (Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Tourism

وزارة السياحة
Ahmed Al Khateeb, the current Minister of Tourism since 2020
Agency overview
Formed	April 14, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-14) as the Supreme Commission for Tourism
Preceding agencies	Supreme Commission for Tourism (2000 – 2008) Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (2008 – 2015) Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage (2015 – 2020)
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	7775 Amr Al Damri Street, as-Safarat, Riyadh 12512, Saudi Arabia
Agency executive	Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism
Child agencies	Saudi Tourism Authority Tourism Development Fund Tourism Development Council (TDC) Tourism Information and Research Center (MAS)
Website	mt.gov.sa

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT; Arabic: وزارة السياحة, romanized: Wizārah al-Sīāḥah), before 2020 as the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH),^[1][2] till 2015 as the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and prior to 2008 as the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT), is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia that is concerned with the tourism sector of the country. Established in the year 2000 through a royal decree by King Fahd, it was transformed into a ministry in 2020.