Saudi Arabia 1992 (rev. 2005), Constitute PDF generated 30 June 2026

CLAIM CONNECTIONS / 7

Where this source is used

• Religious status or sacred language attached to a monarch does not by itself establish that clerical institutions govern or that religious law controls every public authority.

  • context · articles 1 and 7

• Articles 55 and 56 of the consulted Basic Law consolidation assign the King supervision of general state policy and state that the King shall be Prime Minister.

  • supports · articles 55–56

• Article 5(c) provides that the King names the Crown Prince and may relieve him by royal order.

  • supports · article 5(c)

• Article 5(a) of the consulted English consolidation of the 1992 Basic Law states that the system of government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.

  • supports · article 5(a), consulted English consolidation

• Articles 1 and 7 identify the Qur'an and Sunnah as the state's constitution and the source of governmental authority.

  • supports · articles 1 and 7

• Article 5(b) confines rule to the sons and descendants of the founder and provides for allegiance to the most suitable among them.

  • supports · article 5(b)

• The Basic Law's religious grounding is evidence about stated legal authority, but classifying Saudi government as theocracy also requires a definition and evidence about which institutions interpret and exercise that authority.

  • context · articles 1 and 7, stated religious sources of authority