Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, also known as MBS, introduced a series of social and economic reforms in Saudi Arabia since his appointment as crown prince in 2017.

He restricted the powers of the religious police to curtail the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment.

MBS also improved women's rights in Saudi Arabia, including allowing women to drive and enter sports stadiums.

He launched the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to diversify the economy and reduce the country's dependence on oil.

The plan aims to increase Saudi non-oil revenues sixfold by 2030.

MBS has also promoted women's empowerment and inclusion in various fields, with the goal of increasing women's participation in the workforce to 30% by 2030.

He has restricted the powers of the religious police and promoted a more moderate form of Islam.

The reforms have led to significant economic growth, with Saudi Arabia's economy growing by 8.7% in 2022.

Foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia has also increased, growing by 337% from 2017 to 2022.

MBS's vision has received widespread support from Saudi youth, who see him as a driving force for modernization and progress.

Overall, MBS's 2030 vision for Saudi Arabia aims to create a more vibrant society, a thriving economy, and comprehensive development.

Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, also known as MBS, introduced a series of social and economic reforms in Saudi Arabia since his appointment as crown prince in 2017.

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Content: "Al-Talidi": The Kingdom is promised an unprecedented development renaissance with the vision of the inspiring Prince Mohammed bin Salman
He stressed that the crown prince ’ s victory in the title of “Arab Leader ” was the culmination of an ambitious strategy and hard work.
Political analyst Yahya Taledi
Political analyst Yahya Taledi expressed his belief that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ’ s victory as the “Most Influential Arab Leader in 2022 ” according to a poll conducted by the Arabic-language RT channel, where the Crown Prince received more than 7 million votes, or 62.3% of the votes cast, was the culmination of reforms and a political approach that the young prince has worked on since entering this arena armed with confidence, experience and foresight.
This was also achieved as a result of the Crown Prince ’ s strategy that doubles Riyadh ’ s weight of regional leadership to influence globally on a number of previously reduced topics in global decision-making capitals.
He added: It can be said clearly that the matter led to the balance in the energy markets and the order of priorities in many thorny files; the most important of which is to emphasize that Riyadh is a reliable ally in the region, which Washington, Beijing and Moscow rush to, despite the differences of interests and intersections, but it can be said that a few countries of the world are looking for these major capitals combined.
“With his realistic diplomacy and influential international presence, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has led the Kingdom ’ s foreign policy, putting its interests first before any negotiation, while at the same time doubling its security, military and economic potential, which necessarily aims at the force leading to the achievement of its strategic objectives, ” he said.
He continued: Prince Mohammed bin Salman came with his civilized development project, to find everyone involved in the ambitious vision project what needed decades of work has been achieved in years, and this equation needed a will and serious official desire and sound modern planning and exceptional data and human resources and a large societal acceptance to move towards transformation and change.
“Despite all that has been achieved, there are still a number of major projects that are not duplicated anywhere in the world, building economic cities, attracting investments, supporting innovation and innovators, pioneering new fields, and many other things, all of which are in the process of being verified, ” he said.
He added: “We, with the vision of the inspiring Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are promised an unprecedented development renaissance that transcends geographical borders, to include all countries that take the initiative to shake hands and partner with us to engage in a development project that the region has long awaited after decades of suffering under the weight of the equations of conflicts and crises. ”
His Highness the Crown Prince ’ s Vision 2030, “I see it as the foundation of every Saudi glow and presence, and the accuracy of its approach and trajectory can be easily verified through tangible results that affect the regional and international arenas, not just the local ones. ”
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What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

allow recreational activities; Saudi women benefit from relaxed restrictions

What are the main goals of the 2016- launched Vision 2030?

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

He restricted the powers of the religious police to curtail the influence of the Wahhabi religious establishment.

How has the role of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice changed under Muhammad bin Salman?

No longer acts as the de facto religious police.

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

What internal changes has MBS implemented in Saudi Arabia?

Suppressed dissent--especially Islamist opposition

MBS also improved women's rights in Saudi Arabia, including allowing women to drive and enter sports stadiums.

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What the first could not | Mohammed bin Salman.. Saudi Arabia ’ s answer to a question that no one asked
While the Middle East was looking to Western governments where young people assume leadership positions and their energies explode in order to elevate their homelands, no one expected to see a similar experience in our Arab countries soon, before circumstances gave us a chance to see the experience of Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday turned 37, the youngest crown prince in Saudi Arabia ’ s history.
On April 29, 2015, the royal order was issued to choose Prince Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, amid a state of regional and international surprise at the unprecedented and “previous ” step, and amid anticipation of what this young man might do, the question was:“ Is he qualified to carry out the duties of this heavy position in such a great country? ”
The obvious truth is that Prince Mohammed bin Salman did more than this question and answer it, but it was an answer to a question that did not occur to him, a question about the revolution to change the face of the Kingdom and lead it towards the future.
How did the young prince change the face of the kingdom?
Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shown since his tenure the Kingdom ’ s era an open mentality that flushed the dust of reactionary and extremist thought about the Kingdom, a task that was not imagined that anyone would dare, the challenge of the common mistake is the task of misery, where he will not forgive you your sanity and will not protect you from doubt and denigrating, but the steadfast leader does not turn and go his way for the sake of his people.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman made history when his reign saw Saudi women allowed to drive and enter sports stadiums and then established the Entertainment Authority.
His views have always been clear in categorical terms, when he described “religious extremism ” as an outsider in Saudi society, and that there is no place to waste women ’ s rights according to misconceptions about Islam, as the kingdom under King Salman bin Abdulaziz abolished the guardianship system for women in 2016.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman told The Atlantic: “Before 1979 there were more flexible social customs, and there were no guardianship laws in Saudi Arabia. ”
He refers to a series of disparate pieces of legislation that have not taken the status of law since the late 1970s that have limited the rights of Saudi women as minors in need of a guardian.
Bin Salman was aware of a real understanding of the change he is leading, aware of the challenge and aware of the essence of Islam, where he described those who oppose the project of “Islamic awakening ” and the mixing of the sexes in work as“ extremism, ” saying: “These extremists are contrary to what the Prophet and the adult caliphs were like, ” and hinted at the imminence of allowing Saudi women not to wear the“ black cloak. ” It is a legal text that requires the abaya to be black or the veil to be black. ”
The decision to grant licenses to open cinemas in Saudi Arabia came after 40 years of prohibition, in addition to the decision to establish the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia.
Also, in the context of openness, in February 2020, several cultural bodies were established to take care of the Saudi cultural heritage, working to preserve and disseminate it at the national, regional and global levels after it was absent in light of the extremism prevailing in the Kingdom, and on the other hand to establish cultural sectors to contribute to economic diversification, including: the Heritage Authority, the Museums Authority, the Film Authority, the Music Authority and the Library Authority.
All this points to a young man who has a real intellectual approach and a strategy that clearly sees the future, knows how to go to it with the legacy of his country and its history.
A New Economy for Saudi Arabia
The most prominent project of the young crown prince is the "Saudi Vision 2030" plan, which aims to make the Saudi economy based on investment, in addition to not relying on oil as a basic and sole income, as he promised to end the relationship of dependence of the Saudi state on oil, which he described as "addiction".
The vision coincides with the date set for the announcement of the completion of the delivery of eighty giant government projects, which cost the least one of them the equivalent of four billion riyals.
Through this plan, and related programs, Mohammed bin Salman aims to increase Saudi non-oil revenues sixfold from about $43.5 billion annually to $267 billion annually.
In addition, the share of Saudi non-oil exports increased from 16% of Saudi GDP (in 2016) to 50% of Saudi GDP (in 2030).
As well as the giant NEOM project, the land of opportunities and dreams, announced by Prince Mohammed bin Salman in October 2017, which aspires to serve as a global commercial and economic capital that represents the spirit of the age associated with artificial intelligence.
NEOM is located in northwestern Saudi Arabia on an area of twenty-six thousand five hundred square kilometers in partnership with Egypt and Jordan.
Everything mentioned is just a tip of the iceberg, they are just examples to cite that the young prince has something beyond the youth and his enthusiasm, but he also has the vision and the necessary qualities and requirements to lead the change.

How has Saudi Arabia empowered women and increased their labor market participation under Vision 2030?

By removing restrictions on freedom of movement

How has Vision 2030 affected women's rights and workforce participation?

gender equality
Strengthened women's rights

What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

allow recreational activities; Saudi women benefit from relaxed restrictions

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

What new permissions have Saudi women gained under Mohammed bin Salman's rule?

Women gained permission to drive
attend sporting events

He launched the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to diversify the economy and reduce the country's dependence on oil.

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Content: Extensive reforms in the Kingdom in 2022
Financial: The reforms of the Crown Prince have great support from the youth
2020-12-28 at 08: 16
The Citizen - Translated by Hala Abdulrahman
The Financial Times pointed out that the Kingdom is carrying out extensive reforms under the auspices of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in rapid steps that enjoy great support from the Kingdom ’ s youth.
Extensive repairs
The newspaper reported that the year 2022 witnessed extensive changes in the Kingdom, based on the ambitious Vision 2030 launched by the Crown Prince, and the year 2022, when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, launched an important series of reforms.
These reforms include renewing and diversifying the economy to make it less dependent on oil and more open to other sources such as tourism.
The Kingdom is trying to attract young talent and Western companies in the face of growing global and regional competition, in addition to providing a more modern lifestyle.
Support for youth and women
The newspaper praised the elements of the empowerment of Saudi women and their inclusion in many fields and participation in many activities, which enabled them to achieve achievements at the local and regional level, while the Saudis welcomed these steps and enjoyed great popularity and support.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received widespread support from Saudi youth.
The words of support and motivation for young people are always present in most of the speeches of the Crown Prince, which was evident during the launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy, which is one of the possibilities to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom ’ s Vision 2030, aimed at building an intellectual property system that supports the economy based on innovation and creativity.
The real power.
“We have minds and energies that are passionate about innovation and creativity, and by enabling it, the Kingdom will be a fertile environment for the knowledge economy through an integrated intellectual property system that supports the development of innovative technologies and industries and contributes to the growth of enterprises.
In 2016, His Highness the Crown Prince announced the future vision of Saudi Arabia 2030, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed that youth are the real force to achieve the national vision, which he believes will be achieved only through the Saudi youth, which is one of the most prominent advantages in Saudi Arabia.
Since then, Vision 2030 has placed youth as a pillar and roadmap to empower them, get out of the oil mantle, invest, and diversify economic incomes.

What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

What are the main goals of the 2016- launched Vision 2030?

To lessen reliance on oil.
To diversify Saudi Arabia's economy

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

The plan aims to increase Saudi non-oil revenues sixfold by 2030.

What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

What are the main goals of the 2016- launched Vision 2030?

To lessen reliance on oil.
To diversify Saudi Arabia's economy

MBS has also promoted women's empowerment and inclusion in various fields, with the goal of increasing women's participation in the workforce to 30% by 2030.

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Content: Saudi National Day: kingdom's women celebrate drive towards equal opportunity

Female executives cite "progressive leadership" for their achievements

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As they prepare for the 92nd Saudi National Day on Friday, Saudi women are celebrating the nation's progress and their rise to leadership positions across different sectors.

Saudi women have always coveted more visible and pertinent roles in society, and the kingdom's Vision 2030 is the catalyst that has made them possible.

Saudi Arabia had developed a diversified economy thanks to its “progressive leadership”, Dr Manar Al Moneef, Chief Investment Officer at the kingdom's $500 billion city of the future Neom, told The National.

“We are proud of the incredible accomplishments that have ignited the pride of our people all over the kingdom and we continue to strive for greatness,” she says.

“Neom will continue to be a powerful enabler” of the Saudi Vision 2030, she said.

Dr Manar believes Saudi Arabia is committed to women’s empowerment and has enabled women to obtain the “highest levels” of education and encouraged them to participate in various aspects of “economic, political, and social life”.

“As part of Vision 2030, I am grateful for the major reforms and the continuation of the leadership’s efforts to empower women to occupy leadership positions in various sectors.”

She said Neom’s approach is no different, “we are committed” to creating a working environment that supports, develops, and promotes equality and diversity”.

Vision 2030 aims to boost female participation in the workforce to 30 per cent by 2030.

Saudi women make up more than a third of the country's workforce, statistics released in March this year by the General Authority for Statistics show, a 17.4 per cent increase from five years ago.

Also, the female unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 20 years in the first quarter of 2022.

Many female leaders attribute this achievement to the kingdom's ambitious programme to completely reshape its economy into one that is self-sufficient, progressive and diversified.

Saudi women have always demonstrated resolve and “Vision 2030 catalysed this determination into action”, said Dr May Taibah, board member and corporate financial controller at the Community Jameel Saudi Foundation.

She has been working in social enterprise for more than a decade, most recently with Bab Rizq Jameel Services and Nafisa Shams Academy for Arts and Crafts.

Vision 2030 caters to the diverse needs of Saudi Arabia’s citizens, as it enables every member of society, “especially women,” to be veritable contributors to the country’s socio-economic growth, she said.

“This gives me a front-row seat to witness first-hand the impact of collaboration between the public, private, and governmental sectors in fuelling human capability,” she told The National. “It is truly inspirational what can be achieved through the right support framework.”

In the first quarter of 2022, the percentage of women in middle management and senior positions rose from 28.6 per cent compared with 39 per cent in first quarter of 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said.

However, the exponential value added by the growth of the female workforce in the kingdom was not limited to statistics and numbers, said Deema Al Bashrawi, Head of Operations at Tanmiah, a manufacturer and distributor of food and agricultural products.

She attributed her professional success to a culmination of factors including the strength of the kingdom’s educational framework, which enabled her to earn a degree in economics, and the support of her family.

She added that “Tanmiah continues to support my sustained growth” since she joined in 2012 as a manager.

“Today, I look forward to continuing to serve my country, customers, partners, and investors as we continue to support the achievement of Saudi Arabia’s goals towards improving food security, reducing waste, and achieving self-sufficiency,” Ms Al Bashrawi said.

Dr Taibah believes that an entrepreneurial mindset is vital to prosperity and extends beyond entrepreneurship.

“The value extends beyond that, to the personal stories of lives, businesses and industries transformed through supportive socio-economic empowerment across the entire framework,” she told The National.

The World Bank’s Women, Business and Law report for 2020 and 2021 found that Saudi Arabia was among the top countries when it came to implementing reforms and rights related to women.

“Vision 2030 was developed to extend equal support, whether a person is a craft worker, start-up CEO or employee,” Dr Tabiah said.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development introduced policies that promote inclusivity, and diversity in the labour market.

These were “to enhance the positive image of women in the workplace, and to create a supportive and inclusive environment to facilitate women’s entry into the labour market”, a ministry representative said earlier this year.

“Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been a champion for women's progress and has helped empower women in the labour market by giving us ease of running businesses and authority which does not require a man,” said Ghalia Abdul, who runs a retail store in Jeddah.

Women's right to drive, travel and run their own businesses had helped her to hire more female workers in the last four years, Ms Abdul said.

The Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment has said that investing in targeted training for Saudi women would have a return on investment of $400 billion by 2030.

“Most young Saudis have an entrepreneurial spirit and the new changes have helped people like me not just run my own business, but also contribute to the economy and create jobs for women,” Ms Abdul added.

Updated: September 22, 2022, 5:15 AM
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He has restricted the powers of the religious police and promoted a more moderate form of Islam.

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Content: Moderate ideology: The silent Saudi revolution

Sports events, movie screenings, art exhibitions and music concerts are becoming increasingly common in the kingdom, and Saudi citizens are lapping them all up.

Published: 25th July 2023 12:34 AM  |   Last Updated: 25th July 2023 12:45 AM   |  A+A-

It has been ‘work in progress’ for some time now. Saudi Arabia is changing the tone and texture of its ideology from what has always been considered obscurantist to something that keeps with the times. Sports events, movie screenings, art exhibitions and music concerts are becoming increasingly common in the kingdom, and Saudi citizens are lapping them all up.

The kingdom has rapidly secured its position as a centre for cultural events, art exhibitions and film screenings. The nation’s Vision 2030 envisages and fully supports the expansion of the entertainment market to SR30 billion. Almost every domain of entertainment for which Saudi citizens earlier travelled far and wide is now available at home. This is thanks to a break from the past that the de facto ruler, Mohammad bin Salman (MbS), the Crown Prince, has initiated. It makes eminent sense in a nation seeking to develop itself beyond the energy sector with three visionary themes: a vibrant society, a thriving economy and continuity in terms of ambition in comprehensive development.

All this translates into a modern civilisational outlook with technology, intellectualism, private investment, trade, tourism, academics and more, all becoming the prime domains of functioning. The traditional worldwide perception of Saudi Arabia as the centre of the obscurantist ideology of Islam and a nation with an anti-reformist outlook has persisted, and not without reason. A brief understanding of this is important to appreciate the degree of change that Prince MbS has been able to generate.

As the custodian of the Holy Shrines of Mecca and Medina and the land where Islam’s first message was delivered, the Saudi rulers and clergy have always been all-powerful, even more so after adopting the core ideology expounded by Saudi thinker Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. There is a long history behind this.

A virtual pact between the powerful clergy and the Royal Family has existed to promote the Wahhabi ideology in return for the powers that the Royals enjoyed. The pact saw enhanced clergy power after 1979 when the Shia Revolution occurred in Iran, the Saudi Ikhwan attempted a takeover of the Holy Shrine at Mecca, and the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Wahhabi ideology was about going back to the basics and making the faith much less tolerant by supporting ‘Takfir’, or the power of declaration of a believer as an apostate if Wahhabi tenets are not adhered to. The militant part of the ideology started to come to the fore after 1979. From segments of the Arab world to Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India, Indonesia, Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations, militancy promoting the Saudi brand flourished, giving rise to the notion of a clash of civilisations.

Saudi Arabia’s energy resources always dictated US policy. A grey zone existed here with simultaneous US support to Israel and Saudi Arabia, stacked primarily against Iran and the collective Arab will against Israel. A couple of factors brought the trigger for change. Among them were the discovery of shale gas in the US and the progressive decline in US dependency on Saudi energy resources. Second was the dwindling Saudi economy and the realisation that in an energy-based economy, without expansion into other domains of economic development, such as trade, technology, tourism, investments, entertainment and intellectual research, Saudi Arabia would waste its opportunities and resources. The tremendous advantage of being the centre of the Islamic world could give it enduring leadership status if it could neutralise the rising militancy within Islam. Nations all around, such as the UAE, had fully utilised their possessions and drawn major economic attraction due to pragmatism followed in all domains, including faith issues. The position of women in Saudi society, in particular, had a damning effect on the nation.

Nothing changes without a leader and a vision. Saudi Arabia was fortunate to get MbS, although his personal equation with the US has remained strained for various reasons, not the least being the Khashoggi factor. However, none of that has affected his intent of modernising the nation and for that, a more moderate form of Islam within the kingdom is necessary. To his credit, he has convinced the clergy of the need to follow his vision, which will also project Islam differently to many others who follow the Saudi guidelines on faith.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, from Saudi Arabia, who recently visited New Delhi for six days, is the Secretary General of the Muslim World League. The organisation was once at the forefront of promoting obscurantist ideology but is now transformed, as is evident from Sheikh al Issa’s message in New Delhi. The Sheikh’s belief which he transparently shared is that a whole generation of Muslims has grown up with an ideology that has given them a negative view of other faiths and an intolerantly sectarian understanding of their own.

In his several meetings with intellectuals, leaders and clergy from diverse faiths in India, he emphasised the role of the clergy in any faith. He admitted that Islam had earned a bad name for itself due to the acts of a few and the refusal of the followers to condemn those acts. He spoke of the role of family and education and decried religious teachers’ unsupervised education of young Muslim children. He mentioned that when intolerance and militancy were rising, people feared confronting them. His most poignant argument was that such obscurantism and militancy cannot be eliminated in the typical military way; they have to be removed from the roots by narratives stronger than the ones expounded.

Sheikh Al-Issa’s visit to India was symbolic of what appears to be the fading of the intolerant and militant element of Islam, but we cannot read too much into this. That change is taking place at the ideological centre is positive, but there is no guarantee of permanency. It is also not necessary that the message from Saudi Arabia is gelling with the vast Muslim populations worldwide. These populations are enmeshed with their local cultures and unlikely to follow examples. What is true is that a message supporting reformation has emanated from the nation considered the custodian of the shrines and, by many, of the faith. Nurturing this and taking it beyond is now the challenge.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

Former Commander, Srinagar-based 15 Corps. Now Chancellor, Central University of Kashmir

(atahasnain@gmail.com)

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How has the role of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice changed under Muhammad bin Salman?

No longer acts as the de facto religious police.

Has been reduced to morality awareness campaigns and COVID-19 efforts.

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

What is one of the first priorities of Vision 2030 regarding ideological extremism?

Combating extremist and ideological thinking

Avoiding actions that cause dissent, encourage violence, or spread dangerous ideas

The reforms have led to significant economic growth, with Saudi Arabia's economy growing by 8.7% in 2022.

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Content: February 22 of each year marks a great and wonderful national anniversary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people. Its blessed events began in the middle of 1139, corresponding to 1727, when the first Saudi state came into existence during the reign of Imam Prince Mohammed bin Saud, which lasted until 1233, corresponding to 1818, with its capital of Diriyah, its Constitution of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of his Prophet (peace be upon him).
The first Saudi state was able to establish unity, security and safety in the Arabian Peninsula, after centuries of dispersion, division and instability.
It was also able to withstand the challenges that surrounded the Arabian Peninsula at the time, to come after seven years another phase of empowerment, steadfastness and achievement, when Imam Turki bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud founded in 1240, 1824, the second Saudi state, which lasted until 1309, 1891, to continue during that period the journey of building a strong homeland and continuing the process of giving and steadfastness.
Ten years later, in 1319, 1902, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Faisal Al-Saud established the third Saudi state and united it as a sprawling state under the name of Saudi Arabia in 1932. He followed his righteous, wise and righteous approach by his sons of kings towards strengthening the building process of the Saudi state and preserving its unity and cohesion to this day.
Today, in the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Kingdom is living a prosperous era that is witnessing unprecedented giant civilizational achievements under the wise leadership with the help of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and the godfather of Saudi Vision 2030, which was launched on April 25, 2016, to move the Kingdom economically, civilizationally, politically and technologically. Saudi Arabia ’ s economy grew by 8.7% in 2022, outperforming many of the developed world ’ s economies, including those of the G20 countries. The Kingdom has also been able to rank highly in the G20 countries in its ability to attract foreign direct investment and attract tourists and foreign visitors, for example, Saudi Arabia ’ s vision has contributed to improving levels of foreign direct investment. In 2022, it achieved an estimated growth of 337% compared to 2017, and foreign direct investment outflows gradually decreased from 2007 to the end of 2022.
In terms of domestic tourism, the Kingdom achieved its tourism targets before the year of vision, where the number of foreign tourists who came to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reached 27 million tourists in 2023, and revenues from the tourism sector reached 100 billion riyals, and the volume of funding provided to the tourism sector reached 35 billion riyals through the Tourism Development Fund since its establishment.
The success of the Saudi tourism strategy achieved the Kingdom ’ s tourism goals ahead of time, which required an update of the vision ’ s primary goal of reaching 150 million tourists (80 million from inside and 70 million from outside) instead of 100 million tourists.
The tourism sector also achieved for the first time a surplus in the data of the travel item in the balance of payments, where the surplus until the end of the third quarter of 2023 was estimated at 37.8 billion riyals and a growth rate of 72% compared to the surplus in 2022 for the same period.
On the industrial side, the industry has also made qualitative and unprecedented leaps.
From 7,000 factories to more than 11,000 factories and the National Industrial Strategy will raise the factories to 36,000 factories.
In conclusion, the Kingdom, since the establishment of the first Saudi state until our prosperous era, is moving at a steady and steady pace towards change, renewal and modernization in all areas of life.
Saudi Vision 2030 has contributed to embodying the words and plans to make them a reality on the ground, so that the Kingdom has become an important reference in the region and the world in the field of modernization and development, and reflected the journey of change in all economic activities without exception, and contributed to the creation of jobs for citizens of both sexes, and the growth of the economy and diversification of revenues.

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

Foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia has also increased, growing by 337% from 2017 to 2022.

What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

What are the main goals of the 2016- launched Vision 2030?

MBS's vision has received widespread support from Saudi youth, who see him as a driving force for modernization and progress.

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?

Overall, MBS's 2030 vision for Saudi Arabia aims to create a more vibrant society, a thriving economy, and comprehensive development.

What are some of the key goals of Vision 2030 for society and economy?

allow recreational activities; Saudi women benefit from relaxed restrictions

What are the main goals of the 2016- launched Vision 2030?

What has MBS done since becoming Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia?