Ministry of Transport, Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Transportation was established in 1372 AH (1953 AD) to oversee all aspects of transport: roads, railways, and ports. In 1395 AH (1975 AD) the Kingdom's ministries and its public institutions went through a reformation process that led to establishing the Saudi ports, the Saudi railways and the ministry have become responsible for planning, designing, constructing and maintaining the roads and the bridges. Later, a specialized agency for transport was established for planning and supervising the sectors of land and maritime transport and coordinate between its different means, also, to set the regulations governing various transport sectors and issue the necessary licenses for land and maritime transport activities. At the year 1424 AH (2003 AD) the Ministry of Transportation became the Ministry of Transport. 運輸事務部於伊斯蘭曆1372年（西曆1953年）設立，負責監督道路、鐵路及海港運輸。王國各部門及公營機構於伊斯蘭曆1395年（西曆1975年）進行改革，設立沙地港口部及沙地鐵路部負責規劃、設計、興建和保養各道路及橋樑，其後更設立運輸專責機構，負責規劃、監督及統籌海陸交通、為不同形式交通訂定條例及為各種海陸交通活動發牌。運輸事務部於伊斯蘭曆1424年（西曆2003年）改稱運輸部。