The Emirate of Qassim 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 Qassim Province
The emirate was established during the founding of the Kingdom. It conducts its business from its headquarters in Buraydah city on King Abdullah Road, and adopts the visual identity of the Ministry of Interior as its logo.
Each emirate has a governor appointed by a Royal Decree at the rank of Minister. In 2015, a decision was issued to appoint Prince Dr. Faisal Bin Mishaal Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz as Governor of Qassim Province. In 2017, a Royal Decree was issued to appoint Prince Fahd Bin Turki Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdulaziz as Deputy Governor of Qassim Province in excellent rank.
Governorates of the Emirate of Qassim Province
The emirate of the province oversees thirteen 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.
Category (A) governorates of Qassim Province include: Unayzah, al-Rass, al-Midhnab, al-Bukayriyyah, and al-Badai. It also comprises seven Category (B) governorates: Al-Asyah, an-Nabhaniyyah, ash-Shimasiyyah, Uyun al-Jiwa, Riyad al-Khabra, Dariyyah, Uqlat al-Suqur, and Abanat. Altogether, they comprise approximately 152 centers.
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.
Emirate of Qassim Province tasks
The main tasks of the Emirate of Qassim Province encompass coordinating and collaborating with government entities during planning stages to ensure all services are provided to 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.
Area and population of Qassim Province
The province covers an area of approximately 73,000 km, which represents 3.65 percent of the Kingdom's total area. It has a population of around 1,336,179 people, according to the 2022 Saudi Census, which is equivalent to 4.15 percent of the Kingdom's population. The population density in the province is approximately eighteen people per kmof its territory.
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