Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Culture (MoC; Arabic: وزارة الثقافة) is a governmental organization in Saudi Arabia was established in June 2018 and responsible for various aspects of Saudi culture.

[1][2] The Minister of Culture is Prince Badr bin Farhan Al-Saud who was appointed as its new and first minister.

[1][3] In 1962, the ministry of information was founded to be in charge of information and media before it was renamed to "Ministry of Culture and Information" in 2003 to include culture affairs under its umbrella.

The awards are presented in an annual event organized by the Ministry of Culture.

[6] The following is a list of award categories:[7] Starting from 2020, the Ministry of Culture started giving a name that relates to Saudi culture to every year.