Wadira — Find your way through Saudi data & privacy law.
Saudi Arabia's data, cybersecurity & governance regime — mapped
Wadira is an independent, source-backed reference for Saudi Arabia's regulatory regime for data and cyber: the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and its regulations, NCA cybersecurity controls (ECC/CCC), and the SAMA, CMA, CST and MOH frameworks — with the official texts hosted in English and Arabic.
Constitutional foundation — The Basic Law of Governance and the foundational instruments the regime rests on.
Personal Data Protection (PDPL) — Saudi Arabia's data-protection regime — the PDPL, its Implementing Regulation, and the rules and guidelines beneath them.
Data Management & Governance — Saudi Arabia's national data-management and governance regime — the NDMO data-management standards and domains, the national data policies o
Cybersecurity — The Anti-Cyber Crime Law and the National Cybersecurity Authority's controls and frameworks (ECC, CCC and more).
Financial services — SAMA and CMA laws, frameworks and rules governing banks and capital-market institutions.
Artificial Intelligence — SDAIA's AI laws, frameworks and guidelines, including generative-AI and deepfakes guidance.