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Saudi Consultative Assembly مجلس الشورى السعودي Majlis ash-Shūra as-Saʿūdiyy | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
| Seats | 150 |
| Elections | |
Last election | None (all members appointed) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Al Yamamah Palace, Riyadh | |
| Website | |
| Official English Site | |
The Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: مجلس الشورى السعودي, romanized: Maǧlis aš-Šūrā s-Saʿūdiyy), also known as Majlis ash-Shura or The Shura Council, is the formal advisory body of Saudi Arabia. It is a deliberative assembly that advises the King on issues that are important to Saudi Arabia. It has the power to propose laws to the King of Saudi Arabia and his cabinet to approve it and pass it. It has 150 members, all appointed by the king and chosen "from amongst scholars, those of knowledge, expertise and specialists".[1] Since 2013, the Assembly has included 30 female members out of the total of 150 members, after a 20 percent minimum quota for women was imposed.[2][3][4] The Consultative Assembly is headed by a Speaker. As of 2016[update], the Speaker was Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh. The Assembly is based in al-Yamamah Palace, Riyadh.
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