Saudi National Day

Saudi National Day (Arabic: اليوم الوطني للمملكة العربية السعودية al-Yawm al-Waṭanī lil-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya as-Saʿūdiyya) is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia celebrated annually on 23 September to commemorate the proclamation that renamed the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. It was founded in 1965 on its 33rd anniversary by King Faisal bin Abdulaziz in order to replace the Royal Seating Day and was made a public holiday by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in 2005. Saudi National Day is one of the three non-religious holidays observed in the country, other being the Saudi Founding Day and Saudi Flag Day.

Saudi National Day
اليوم الوطني السعودية
The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Official nameSaudi National Day
Observed bySaudi Arabia
TypeNational
SignificanceProclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
EndsThe day after
Date23 September
Next time23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)
FrequencyAnnual
First time1965 (1965) (at official levels)
2005 (2005) (as national holiday)
Started byFaisal bin Abdulaziz
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