Cabinet Amends Article in Zakat House Establishment Law: Reconstituting Board of Directors and Reducing Membership from 12 to 7

The Cabinet approved a draft law decree amending Article 3 of Law No. 5 of 1982 concerning the establishment of the Zakat House, which includes reconstituting its board of directors and reducing the number of its members from 12 to 7.

Shari’a Al-Muwasharji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, said in a statement that this decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting held in the conference room at the administrative building in the third phase of Martyr’s Park, presided over by His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah, Prime Minister.

He clarified that the amendment aims to create a more flexible and effective board of directors for the Zakat House, with the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs serving as chairman, and the following members: the Director General of the Zakat House, who will serve as deputy chairman; the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs; the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood; the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance; the Secretary General of the General Secretariat of Awqaf; and the Director General of the Public Authority for Palace Affairs.

Al-Muwasharji noted that the Cabinet has forwarded the draft law decree to His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad.