Organization
Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Saudi ministry whose minister publicly framed the AWS Region as a strategic partnership and whose ecosystem anchors Saudi cloud and AI infrastructure policy.
What to know first
- IdentitySaudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government agency, Government bodyHigh confidence
- Commercial servicesData center · Saudi Arabia, Cloud connectivity · Saudi ArabiaHigh confidence
- People and linksPartner: AWS, Policy, Amazon will build data centre in Saudi Arabia with huge investmentMedium confidence
Basic information
- Display nameSaudi Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyHigh confidence
- Legal typeGovernment agencyHigh confidence
- Directory categoryGovernment bodyHigh confidence
- AliasesMCIT, Saudi MCIT, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Saudi ArabiaMedium confidence
- Last updatedAug 28, 2026High confidence
Locations
- Geography scopeSaudi ArabiaHigh confidence
- Data centerSaudi ArabiaMedium confidence
- Cloud connectivitySaudi ArabiaMedium confidence
What it does
- Data centerSaudi Arabia, Data center operator, AWS official announcement - Saudi Arabia infrastructure RegionHigh confidence
- Cloud connectivitySaudi Arabia, Cloud connectivity provider, AWS official announcement - Saudi Arabia infrastructure RegionHigh confidence
Other network resources
- Data centerSaudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Saudi Arabia Data center · Saudi ArabiaHigh confidence
- Cloud regionSaudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Saudi Arabia Cloud connectivity · Saudi ArabiaHigh confidence
People and contacts
- ContactsPolicyMedium confidence
- Available contact typesPolicyMedium confidence
Source basis
- AWS official announcement - Saudi Arabia infrastructure RegionAWS announced on 4 March 2024 that it will launch an AWS infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026, invest more than $5.3 billion and provide three Availability Zones at launch.High confidence
- Saudi Press Agency - LEAP 24 cloud and data-centre investmentsSaudi Press Agency reported that Amazon Web Services announced a $5.3 billion investment in a new Saudi cloud zone during LEAP 24, alongside wider cloud and data-centre commitments.High confidence
- Saudi Press Agency - MCIT receives Amazon and AWS chiefsSaudi Press Agency reported that MCIT minister Abdullah Alswaha met Amazon and AWS leaders to strengthen the strategic partnership and discuss cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities.High confidence
- Data Center Dynamics - AWS Saudi cloud region coverageData Center Dynamics reported the AWS Saudi Arabia cloud Region plan, the more-than-$5.3 billion investment, three Availability Zones and Saudi Vision 2030 context.High confidence
- AWS global infrastructure overviewAWS global infrastructure material supports the Region and Availability Zone model used to interpret the Saudi Arabia launch plan.High confidence