Social Insurance Law
Art. 35Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
1. An injured person shall, in the event of a permanent total disability resulting from a work injury,
be entitled to receive a monthly benefit equal to 100 percent of the average monthly contributory
wage or salary specified in accordance with the provisions of Article 36(1) of this Law, provided
that the amount of such benefit is not less than the minimum amount provided for in Article
17(2)(b) of this Law.
2. An injured person shall, in the event of a work injury resulting in a permanent partial disability
equal to or exceeding 50 percent, be entitled to receive a monthly benefit equal to the product of
multiplying the percentage of such disability by the permanent total disability benefit that he would
have received in the event of total disability.
3. An injured person shall, in the event of a work injury resulting in a permanent partial disability of
less than 50 percent, be entitled to receive a lump-sum compensation equal to 60 times the monthly
benefit specified for permanent partial disability stipulated in paragraph (2) of this Article,
provided that the age of the injured person on the date of the injury does not exceed 45 years. If
the age of the injured person on the date of the injury is above 45 years, the compensation amount
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shall be reduced by a number of monthly benefits equal to the number of years above the age of
45. Any part of a year that is six months or more shall be deemed a full year, and any part less than
six months shall not be counted.
4. For the application of the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Article, the compensation amount
shall not be less than 36 times the amount of the assumed monthly benefit.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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