The General Presidency for Girls Education (GPGE) (), also known as the Directorate General for Girls Education (DGGE), was an autonomous government entity in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

that regulated nearly all forms of women's education in the country from 1959 to 2002, independent from supervision of the Ministry of Knowledge.

History

Established in 1959 through a royal decree issued by

King Saud Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 15 January 1902 – 23 February 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 until his abdication on 2 November 1964. During his reign, he served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1954 a ...

, it supervised both state-run and private schools for girls, except foreign ones and exercised powers parallel to the Ministry of Knowledge, which then only had authority over schools with male students. It was dissolved and subsequently merged with the Ministry of Knowledge in the aftermath of the Mecca girls' school fire incident in 2002.

References

{{Reflist Defunct government agencies of Saudi Arabia Education in Saudi Arabia Women and education 1959 establishments in Saudi Arabia 2002 disestablishments in Saudi Arabia Government agencies established in 1959 Government agencies disestablished in 2002 Organisations based in Riyadh