Feb 22 to Be An Official Holiday for The Private Sector

Riyadh — Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) Eng. Ahmad Suliman Al-Rajhi confirmed on Saturday that Feb. 22, Founding Day of Saudi Arabia, will be an official holiday for all in the public and private sectors.

Al-Rajhi clarified that this initiative comes as a keenness of the wise leadership to feel the depth of Saudi Arabia’s history and perpetuate its memory in Saudi people’s hearts.

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King Salman, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, declared Feb. 22 an official holiday in the country. According to a Royal Order issued earlier, Saudi Arabia will commemorate Feb. 22 every year as the nation’s Founding Day.