'the officers') is a neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,[1] located east of al-Wizarat and northwest of al-Malaz in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz.

It is one of the most ancient neighborhoods of Riyadh, dating back to the time of Jabal Abu Makhruq.

The current form of the neighborhood emerged in the 1970s as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies.

Jabal Abu Makhruq is the oldest landmark in the district,[2] a limestone hill that once served as a stopover for pilgrims arriving from Eastern Arabia enroute to the walled town of Riyadh in medieval era.

[3][4] In the 1970s, the Saudi government developed the surrounding area of the limestone hill alongside the al-Wizarat district as a housing development project for government officials employed in the Ministry of Defense and other agencies located along the Old Airport Road,[5][6][7] and named it after them.