Timeline of the Formation of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia

The General Directorate of Agriculture was established and linked to the Ministry of Finance during the reign of Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud.

The General Directorate of Agriculture was transformed into the Ministry of Agriculture and Water.

The Water Affairs Agency and the Agricultural Affairs Agency were established.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water was divided into two main sectors: the Agricultural Affairs Sector and the Administrative and Financial Affairs Sector.

The Desalination Affairs Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water was established.

The Desalination Affairs Agency was transformed into the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC).

The Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization was linked to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water.

The water sector became independent from the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, incorporating environmental and water responsibilities, merging certain agencies, and dissolving the Ministry of Water and Electricity.