Family Law
Art. 214Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
1. The grandmother shall inherit only as the mother’s mother and father’s mother as well as
the father’s paternal grandmother and great-grandmothers. The father shall not exclude
his mother or his paternal grandmother.
2. The grandmother shall inherit one-sixth of the estate in the absence of the mother. In
case of multiple inheriting grandmothers, they shall jointly inherit one-sixth of the estate;
a nearer grandmother shall exclude a more distant grandmother, regardless of the kinship
side.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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