About us

The Saudi Red Sea Authority is the regulator of marine tourism activities, and the enabler for recreational activities. Our focus is on the development of a Red Sea Economy for the Kingdom, by stimulating the creation of a prosperous local tourism economy along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline, while preserving and protecting the sea’s pristine environment.

HE Ahmed Al Khateeb,
Chairman of Board

The SRSA’s objective is to enable a thriving tourism economy throughout the Kingdom’s Red Sea coastline, with sustainability at its heart

Preserving our natural assets,
for sustainable development of the Red Sea economy

An independent authority established by a Council of Ministers decree, the Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) aims to regulate the navigational and tourist activities of cruises and yachts in the Kingdom’s Red Sea waters. By partnering with various stakeholders, the Authority will enable recreational marine activities whilst protecting the environment and ensuring its sustainability. The SRSA will boost the Red Sea economy by attracting investment, supporting SMEs, and assessing immediate and future infrastructure needs.

Saudi Red Sea Authority priorites

.1Build a comprehensive and integrated national strategy for navigational and marine activities.
.2Establish a framework to protect marine environments.
.3The SRSA will begin to review pre-existing systems, bylaws, and procedures in the navigational and marine activities sector and begin a comprehensive national project to develop these systems.
.4Establish regulation and legislation for unregulated navigational and marine activity.
.5 Unite stakeholders through a unique digital platform to engineer and automate procedures.
.6Map a comprehensive scope of work to analytically identify Red Sea navigational pathways.
.7Attract and enable investment to support key infrastructure priorities from investors and SME.

Our Role

The Saudi Red Sea Authority mandate is to ensure a seamless tourist experience.

Through regulation of marine tourism activities such as cruises and yachting.

As well as enabling other recreational activities such as diving and sailing.

Board of directors

HE Ahmed Al Khateeb

Minister of Tourism, Chairman of Board

HRH Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal

Minister of Sports, Board member

HH Prince Badr Al-Saud

Minister of Culture, Board member

HH Princess Haifa Al Saud

Vice Minister of Tourism, Board member

HE Dr. Rumaih Alrumaih

President Transportation General Authority, Board member

HE Saleh Alturki

Jeddah Mayor, Board member

Mohammed AlShehri

Director General of Border Guard, Board member

Ehab Bin Gazi Hashani

Advisor General to HEM and Head of Strategic Enablement and Privatization Sector, Board member

Omar Hariri

President Saudi Port Authority, Board member

Fahad Hamidaddin

CEO Saudi Tourism Authority, Board member

Nadhmi Al-Nasr

CEO of Neom, Board member

Ayman Almudiafer

Head of Local Real Estate Investments, Board member

John Pagano

CEO Red Sea Development Company & Amaala, Board member

Eng. Ali Alghamdi

CEO – National Center for Environmental Compliance, Board member

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