Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Riyadh |
Website | http://www.nazaha.gov.sa/ |
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha; Arabic: هيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد) is a Saudi governmental anti-corruption agency that was launched during the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. [1] The Commission was initially headed by Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman. [2]
The purge helped centralize political powers in the hands of Mohammed bin Salman and undermine the pre-existing structure of consensus-based governance among Saudi elites. [3] [4] The arrests resulted in the final sidelining of the faction of King Abdullah, and Mohammed bin Salman's complete consolidation of control of all three branches of the security forces. [5] [6] It also cemented bin Salman's supremacy over business elites in Saudi Arabia and resulted in a mass seizure of assets by the bin Salman regime. [4] [2]
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Riyadh |
Website | http://www.nazaha.gov.sa/ |
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha; Arabic: هيئة الرقابة ومكافحة الفساد) is a Saudi governmental anti-corruption agency that was launched during the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. [1] The Commission was initially headed by Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman. [2]
The purge helped centralize political powers in the hands of Mohammed bin Salman and undermine the pre-existing structure of consensus-based governance among Saudi elites. [3] [4] The arrests resulted in the final sidelining of the faction of King Abdullah, and Mohammed bin Salman's complete consolidation of control of all three branches of the security forces. [5] [6] It also cemented bin Salman's supremacy over business elites in Saudi Arabia and resulted in a mass seizure of assets by the bin Salman regime. [4] [2]