Since its inception nearly five decades ago, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu has consistently progressed across intellectual, administrative, and planning dimensions—adopting the latest technologies to manage its affairs. The secret to its sustainable success lies in its commitment to comprehensive management.

Over the past 50 years, the Royal Commission has embraced a Comprehensive Quality Management approach that has enabled it to continuously grow, adapt, and rejuvenate its cities—keeping them vibrant, productive, and strategically aligned with the Kingdom’s economic vision.

Its management model is globally recognized for its integration, flexibility, and focus on excellence. With broad administrative powers and autonomy, the Royal Commission has successfully executed comprehensive urban planning; developed infrastructure and services to international standards; managed and maintained public utilities; attracted substantial investment; integrated with diverse industrial sectors; and delivered holistic services including security, safety, healthcare, education, and workforce development—all while fulfilling its environmental and social responsibilities.

The Royal Commission carries out its diverse roles through a comprehensive management approach, where the concept of Comprehensive Quality Management is adopted as a strategic framework aimed at achieving continuous improvement across all elements and functions of the organization. This concept emphasizes customer satisfaction by enhancing quality at every stage of operations—from design and development to production, service delivery, and support. Employees play a central role in this process, as their active participation in improving quality and streamlining procedures is strongly encouraged.

Among the core objectives of quality management that organizations strive to achieve is customer satisfaction. For the RCJY, customers include residents of the four cities, visitors, investors in industrial plants and companies, and even importers and end consumers of its products. This is realized by delivering services and products that exceed expectations. The second objective is process and procedure optimization to minimize errors and enhance efficiency. The third objective is sustainability and continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on fostering a culture of quality throughout the Royal Commission and its cities.

Comprehensive Quality Management is guided by fundamental principles that steer institutions toward progress and success, the most notable of which include:

Customer Focus: The primary goal is to meet customer needs and exceed their expectations.

Leadership: Effective leadership is critical to achieving quality, requiring leaders to set direction, define goals, and foster teamwork.

Participation: Involving everyone—from top management to frontline employees—in the quality improvement process.

Continuous Improvement: Enhancing services and resources, and preserving assets, thus rejuvenating the organization.

Evidence and knowledge-based: Making informed decisions based on thorough data analysis and comprehensive research.

Integration and Inclusiveness: Managing quality as a comprehensive process that covers all aspects of the organization.

The Royal Commission has demonstrated a pioneering model of integration by aligning the sectors of education, health, urban planning, and industry to fulfil the aspirations of quality of life and sustainable development. This is evident in several key areas:

• Skill Development: Aligning education with the needs of the industrial sector.
• Research and Innovation: Strengthening collaboration between universities and factories to provide innovative technologies and solutions.
• Cross-Sector Coordination: Ensuring the seamless delivery of services across education, healthcare, and industrial sectors.
• Scholarship and Advanced Training Programs: Qualifying faculty members and human capital, including healthcare professionals, through specialized programs.

With the help of Allah, then the support of the wise leadership, and the dedication of the RC’s personnel, this integrated approach has become a cornerstone of the Royal Commission’s major achievements. It has positioned the Royal Commission as a leading model in city management and in cultivating an investment-friendly environment that actively contributes to sustainable economic and social development in the cities under its supervision.

Since its establishment, the RCJY has undertaken its responsibilities to develop two major industrial cities: Jubail Industrial City on the Arabian Gulf and Yanbu Industrial City on the Red Sea. This effort involved conducting studies and research, and designing urban plans in alignment with strategic goals while preserving the uniqueness and autonomy of each city based on its geographical location, topography, and climate. The implementation of these designs followed clear, high-quality standards developed by the RC, inspired by the world’s best practices and adapted to the local environment of each city.

Thanks to a forward-looking vision, the RC laid down one of the most advanced infrastructure systems globally. Utility boxes were installed alongside roadways to prevent future maintenance from disrupting traffic. The engineering plans also accounted for 100% future capacity expansion in electrical and telecommunications networks, eliminating the need for excavation and demolition when new lines are introduced later.

Speech of HE the President of the RCJY

Since the era of the Kingdom’s founder, King Abdulaziz Al Saud—may Allah rest his soul in peace—the leadership of Saudi Arabia has embraced a strategic vision to harness the nation’s vast resources for the advancement of the country and the well-being of its citizens. Among the key pillars of this vision is the drive to diversify sources of income in order to reduce reliance on depletable oil. This includes expanding the industrial base through the development of the agriculture, industry, and mining sectors, with particular emphasis on petrochemical and mineral industries. Inspired by this forward-looking vision, the wise leadership embarked on a bold plan to utilize associated gas from oil production—previously flared and wasted—by approving the establishment of the industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu. A royal decree was issued to establish the RCJY, granting it independent legal status and a dedicated budget to implement its ambitious mandate.

Indeed, work began in earnest in the RCJY’s cities, initiating a journey of challenge and achievement. The RCJY’s scope expanded with the inclusion of Ras Al-Khair City for Mining Industries and Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries, along with overseeing economic zones in both cities. As a result, the RC has attained global recognition and become a magnet for investors from within the Kingdom and abroad. This distinguished journey has led to cumulative investments amounting to SAR 1,457 billion by the end of 2024, positioning the RC as one of the Kingdom’s most vital economic arms. Due to its pivotal role in the national economic landscape, the RC plays a major role in realizing the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and other national strategies. The RC is proud to have received the NIDLP Award as the top investment-attracting entity in both 2023 and 2024.

It is also noteworthy that while achieving remarkable economic and industrial milestones, the RC has remained steadfast in its environmental commitment. It has also supported environmental initiatives and established the principles of recycling and sustainable development. From its inception, the RC developed a comprehensive plan to implement an integrated environmental program to monitor industrial activities in a manner that maintains a sustainable balance between industrial development and environmental preservation.

The RC will, if Allah wills, continue its journey of achievement, guided by a strategic vision to remain the first choice for investors in the industrial sector and a key contributor to the growth and sustainability of industry in the Kingdom. It will remain committed to its mission of developing, enabling, and managing sustainable industrial cities that foster innovation, offer advanced infrastructure, and deliver exceptional services—ultimately contributing to a thriving economy and a vibrant society aligned with the aspirations of the nation and partners.