The Eastern Province Amana

The Eastern Province Amana is one of seventeen amanas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its headquarters is located in Dammam, and it is responsible for the urban development of the Eastern Province and coordinating with governmental entities to prepare structural plans for cities, provinces, and centers in the province. Its responsibilities also include providing municipal services.

On August 21, 2005, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (known as the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs at that time) issued resolutions that included naming the province's amanas, linking municipalities and rural communities, and abolishing the General Directorates of Municipal and Rural Affairs. These decisions were made per the Municipalities and Villages Law issued on October 25, 1976, and the Council of Ministers' decision on June 23, 2004. The name of the Eastern Province Municipality was changed to "Amana" (Eastern Region Province), and the municipalities and rural communities in the region were linked to the Secretary (Ameen) of the region.

Regulatorily, the Eastern Province Amana falls under the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. Its headquarters is located in Dammam, approximately 4.9 km away from the province's Emirate. The Eastern Province Amana oversees five municipalities, which are al-Dhahran Municipality, East Dammam Municipality, Central Dammam Municipality, West Dammam Municipality, and al-Khobar Municipality.

On December 17, 2020, the founding board of the Eastern Province Amana held its first meeting, where the company implemented several tasks, most notably achieving urban balance in the city, developing the lands of the municipality and informal settlements, encouraging the private sector to contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and enhancing the quality of municipal services according to the region's development strategies.

The Eastern Province Amana carries out several tasks within its jurisdiction, including road paving and maintenance, implementing and maintaining parks and gardens, addressing swamps and water accumulation sites, implementing and maintaining projects for stormwater drainage in roads and streets, executing public abattoirs projects, constructing and maintaining public markets and specialized markets, implementing and maintaining projects for aesthetic sculptures, preparing and equipping landfills, distributing waste containers, supervising the issuance of various professional licenses, and other tasks.

To contribute to increasing compliance with municipal regulations, the Eastern Province Amana launched a self-assessment service for commercial establishments through the "Balady" platform on September 9, 2022. This initiative seeks to enhance the compliance of business owners with municipal regulations and verify the reliability of their services for their customers. Upon completion, they can obtain a completion certificate for the assessment and optionally display it on their commercial premises.

In November 2021, the Eastern Province Amana received several local and international awards. One of these achievements was the Silver Star Excellence Award in Project Management from the Project Management Institute (PMI) branch in the Kingdom, recognizing their efforts in the development project of al-Awamiyah in Al-Qatif Governorate. In March 2022, the Eastern Province Amana was awarded by the Middle East Institute for Government Excellence and Smart Cities in the category of Excellence in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).