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Saudi National Day

Anniversary of the Declaration of the Unification of Saudi Arabia

Field	Value
holiday_name	Saudi National Day
اليوم الوطني السعودي
image	MBS Drone art SND 2024.jpg
caption	Drone art of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman at KAFD during the 94th Saudi National Day celebrations, 2024
official_name	Saudi National Day
observedby	Saudi Arabia
scheduling	Same day each year
frequency	Annual
longtype	National
significance	Proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
date	23 September
firsttime	(at official levels)
(as national holiday)
ends	The day after
startedby	Faisal bin Abdulaziz

اليوم الوطني السعودي (as national holiday)

Saudi National Day () 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 by King Faisal bin Abdulaziz in order to replace the Royal Seating Day, but at the same time letting it retain its predecessor's year count of 1930 instead of 1932. It was made a public holiday by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in 2005 and is one of the three non-religious holidays observed in the country, other being the Saudi Founding Day and Saudi Flag Day.

In accordance with the royal decree issued by the authority of Ibn Saud on May 27, 1916, corresponding to 17 Jumada al-Awwal 1351, the name of the country has been changed from the Kingdom of Hejaz and Najd and its dependencies to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Establishment of Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz was able to conquer the oases of Riyadh in 1902; and al-Hasa in 1913, and by 1925, he unified both Nejd and the Hejaz after defeating the forces of Sharif Hussein. On 23 September 1932, King Abdulaziz changed the name of his realm to his family name, the House of Saud.

Customs

Saudi National Day is celebrated with folk dances, songs, and traditional festivities. Roads and buildings are decorated with Saudi flags, and people wear the national colours of green and white, and display balloons in the same.

Events and occasions on the same day

1932: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is established through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud.
1963: Establishment of College of Petroleum and Minerals during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz, later known as King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
1965: 23 September observed at government levels for the first time during the reign of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz, who issued a royal decree in August to formally designate it as the Saudi National Day.
2007: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz announces that Saudi National Day became an official holiday.
2009: King Abdullah inaugurates the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, in the presence of foreign heads of state.
2014: Jeddah unveils the tallest flagpole in the world
2015: Saudi National Day is first celebrated officially.
2017: Flyadeal airline commences operations.

Gallery

File:Saudi flag GMC Riyadh.jpg|link=|Saudi national flag mounted behind a Chevrolet Suburban, 2024 File:Saudi flag on Nissan Sunny Riyadh.jpg|Saudi national flag mounted in front of a Nissan Sunny, 2024 File:Saudi Hawks90.jpg|Saudi Falcons at an airshow, 2020 File:Olaya Towers 94 SND 2024.jpeg|Olaya Towers lit in green, 2024 File:Drone art King Abdulaziz SND 2024.jpg|Drone art of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud at KAFD, 2024 File:PIF Tower Riyadh 2024.jpeg|Public Investment Fund Tower in Riyadh lit in green, 2024 File:King Abdulaziz Mosque Riyadh 2024.jpeg|King Abdulaziz Mosque in Riyadh lit in green, 2024

References

(September 2025). "History".
"تاريخ اليوم الوطني السعودي بين اللبس والتصحيح".
Eman Alhussein. (1 June 2019). "Saudi First: How Hyper-Nationalism is Transforming Saudi Arabia". European Council on Foreign Relations.
Podeh, Elie. (2011-06-30). "The Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab Middle East". Cambridge University Press.
https://almaoso3a.com/content/14557/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%8C-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9
Albert, Robbin. (10 August 2023). "National Day offer".
"Saudi Arabia marks national day with fireworks, and concerts". Muslim Global.

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