The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, which was established in 1975 (1395 AH), is responsible for the administration of the municipalities throughout the Kingdom. Its primary functions include city and town planning, and the development and maintenance of the basic infrastructure, such as roads, town cleaning, and hygiene.
It turned out the organization of the first municipalities in the Kingdom within the basic instructions for the kingdom, which was issued by the Royal Decree on 02/21/1345 AH; It singled out Section VIII of this instruction sheet in municipal councils, and singled out Section IX committees management of municipalities, was followed by the issuance of municipal circuit system in 1346 AH in sixty-two rule to regulate Mecca vine and Mona and martyrs municipality administration, which was considered an integral system as stated in Sections VIII and IX of instructions the core of the queen.
In 1357 AH, the capital secretariat and municipal system, which is the first independent system for the municipalities located in the (83) Material released. This system has canceled the special provisions of municipal councils sheet included in the basic instructions has been canceled by the previous municipal department system. Article VI of the capital, the secretariat of the system has been provided for the reference to the capital Sana'a have prosecutors and reference municipalities in the rest of the Saudi rulers administrators. When the Interior Ministry created become a reference for all municipalities, the ministry has established the management apparatus things municipalities sponsor called "municipal management."
In 1382, as a result of the growth of municipal services provided to citizens; The Council of Ministers Resolution No. (517) dated 25/09/1382 H, agreeing to develop and upgrade the municipal management level to establish an agency for the affairs of municipalities linked to the Interior Ministry, entrusted with overseeing all municipal affairs and interests of the water and the development of their resources and carry out the responsibilities of the study and planning for the development of municipal services in UK and released in 1384 e Royal Holy order No. 17 on 08/13/1384 AH appoint first agent of this agency then issued the Royal Decree No. 141/1 on 04/07/1395 AH making supervisory level to the Agency at the level of Deputy Interior Minister for municipal Affairs excellent rank.
