The Emirate of Hail Province is one of the emirates of the thirteen provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is organizationally affiliated with the Ministry of Interior. Its responsibilities include coordination and collaboration with government entities during planning stages to provide all services for citizens and residents.
Establishment and governors of the Emirate of Hail Province
The Emirate of Hail Province was established after the unification of the Kingdom. It conducts its business from its headquarters in Hail city, located on Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Road, eleven km away from Hail Airport. It adopts the visual identity of the Ministry of Interior as its logo.
Each emirate has a governor appointed by Royal Decree at the rank of minister. In 2017, a decision was issued to appoint Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz as the governor of Hail province. In 2018, a Royal Decree was issued to appoint Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Muqrin as deputy governor of Hail province in excellent rank.
Governorates of the Emirate of Hail Province
The emirate of the province oversees eight governorates. According to the Law of Provinces issued in 1992, amended by a Royal Decree in 1994, each emirate consists of several governorates, divided into two categories: (A) and (B), in addition to several centers. This division took into consideration the residential, geographical, and security conditions, transportation routes, environmental conditions, and the historical status of each governorate. The category (A) governorate of Hail province is al-Baqaa, while category (B) comprises seven governorates, which are: Al-Ghazalah, al-Shinan, al-Sulaimi, Sumaira'a, Mawqaq, al-Hait, and al-Shamli. Altogether, they comprise approximately 109 centers.
Emirate of Hail Province tasks
The Law of Provinces unified administrative functions, units, and designations, and defined the hierarchy of officials across emirates, governorates, and centers, along with their respective powers, as follows: The deputy governor of the province in an excellent rank, undersecretary of the emirate in the fourteenth rank or higher, mayor (A) in the fourteenth rank, deputy mayor (A) and mayor (B) in the twelfth rank, head of center (A) in the eighth rank, and head of center (B) in the fifth rank.
The main tasks of the Emirate of Hail Province encompass coordinating and collaborating with government entities during planning stages to ensure all services are provided to both citizens and residents. This comes in addition to receiving their complaints, looking into their concerns, striving to meet their demands, and resolving their issues. The emirate also focuses on maintaining security, overseeing the delivery of justice within the province, ensuring the efficacy and efficiency of services provided to the province's inhabitants, and working to enhance and develop services.
Population and area of Hail province
The population of the Hail province is approximately 746,406 people, according to the 2022 Saudi census, which represents about 2.3 percent of the Kingdom's population. The population density in the province is around 6.2 people per km of its territory. Its area is approximately 120,000 km, which represents 6.1 percent of the total area of the Kingdom.
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