Jazan Chamber

Jazan Chamber, also known as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jazan, is a non-profit entity that aims to promote the development of business activities in Jazan Province, protect and develop these activities, represent the private sector before the ministries, bodies, and public institutions, and contribute to enhancing the business environment in Jazan Province. It was established in 1984 and is one of the twenty-eight Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a member of the Federation of Saudi Chambers.

Strategy of Jazan Chamber

Jazan Chamber operates according to a strategic plan. It devises strategic objectives and their related initiatives, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Jazan Province for the 2021 - 2025 period. This strategy is one of the mechanisms adopted by the board to task the chamber's general secretariat with offering services that meet the aspirations of the private sector and the society of Jazan Province within the framework of the National Transformation Program 2020 and Saudi Vision 2030.

The chamber bases its work on this plan to achieve its strategic objectives. In general, its initiatives focus on offering initiatives and programs aimed at achieving alignment between the chamber's available capacities and resources and the aspirations of the province's private sector. Jazan Chamber seeks to support and protect the interests of the business sector, take part in establishing a prosperous community in Jazan Province, be determined to foster the vigor of the business sector and prosperity of the community, and serve as a tool to attract investors to the province.

Services and activities of Jazan Province

Aligned with its vision and strategy, the Jazan Chamber serves around forty thousand businesses in Jazan. Beyond its traditional services of subscriber management and transaction authentication, it offers advisory services in economic, commercial, and legal matters. It also supports small and medium enterprise owners by providing consultations to help them grow, develop, finance, and market their products. Additionally, it delivers training services, facilitates arbitration, provides information, organizes events, participates in exhibitions, and produces specialized awareness media.

Jazan Chamber assumes community responsibility tasks in various fields. It closely cooperates with civil society institutions, associations, and local official bodies, in line with the responsibility it assumes in favor of the youth, empowering women, protecting the environment, increasing job opportunities in the private sector, and encouraging talents in the sport and cultural fields. The chamber seeks to foster its permanent presence within the scope of various forums, business bodies, and developmental events, thus working on enhancing cooperation and fostering economic and investment opportunities, particularly in the province and across Saudi Arabia in general.

Sectoral committees in Jazan Chamber

The organizational structure of Jazan Chamber encompasses several sectoral committees emanating from its Board of Directors. These committees were formed according to the types of economic activities available in the province, where each committee serves the sector it represents and its employees, thus contributing to addressing all and any obstacles that could hinder their activities and proposing appropriate solutions in this respect, as well as enabling the sectors to contact the competent authorities via the chamber to address such hindrances. These committees also organize various events, including seminars, conferences, workshops, visits, and lectures, where they invite experts, officials, and specialists to take part in such events.

Jazan Chamber has twenty committees, including the Commercial Committee, the Agricultural Committee, the Health Committee, the Industrial Committee, the Real Estate and Valuation Committee, the Safety and Security Committee, the Endowment Committee, the Hiring Committee, the Public Training and Education Committee, the Entertainment and Tourism Committee, the Gold and Jewelry Committee, the Logistics and Transportation Committee, the Contractors and Mining Committee, the Advisory Professions Committee, the Information Technology and Communications Committee, the Entrepreneurship Committee, the Fish Sector Committee, the Fuel Stations Committee, the Women Salons, Workshops, and Clubs Committee, and the Coffee Producers and Manufacturers Committee.

Jazan Chamber board of directors

Jazan Chamber has a Board of Directors formed every four years. It encompasses eleven members in addition to its chairman. The members of the Board of Directors are appointed by a decision from the Minister of Commerce. The number of members must not exceed eighteen, and no more than one member may be elected to represent a single commercial establishment. Additionally, no member is entitled to run for more than two consecutive terms; the term is considered completed if it exceeds two years.

The Board of Directors meets once every two months (sixty days) at least, after being convened by its chairman. Urgent meetings can be held at any time when necessary. Calls for meeting must include the meeting's agenda.

The chamber's Board of Directors is responsible for approving its general policies and developing plans, programs, and projects to support its functions. The board also reviews drafts of administrative and financial regulations, employee-related policies, governance frameworks, and training and scholarship guidelines and submits them to the General Assembly for approval.

The Board of Directors may dispose of the movable and immovable assets of Jazan Chamber. It represents the chamber in terms of rental, litigations, loans, and donations approval. It monitors the chamber's performance and its quarterly reports. It reviews the annual report, final accounts, and proposed budget for approval before submitting them to the General Assembly for endorsement and providing the ‏Ministry of Commerce‏ with copies of all of these documents. The Board of Directors is responsible for appointing and terminating the services of the Secretary-General of the chamber, forming sectoral and internal committees, and delegating them as deemed appropriate.