The King
Chooses the Shura Council's 150 members according to the Council's official description.
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🇸🇦 Formal national power · source bounded
Who selects whom in Saudi Arabia?
The King appoints the national Shura Council; there is no popular election result for it.
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Monarchical appointment and consultative-council system
The Shura Council's official record says its speaker and 150 members are chosen by the King. The Council studies policy, laws, regulations, treaties, agreements, concessions, and government-agency reports.
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Shura Council
A speaker and 150 appointed members study policy and proposed rules during four-Hijri-year sessions.
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