Law of the General Authority for Awqaf · Article 1

In this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise:

Authority: General Authority for Awqaf.

Board: Authority’s Board of Directors.

Chairman: Chairman of the Board.

Governor: Governor of the Authority.

Public waqf: A waqf dedicated for designated or described general charity.

Private (Family) waqf: A waqf intended for designated or described descendants and relatives.

Joint waqf: A waqf which combines more than one type of waqf.

Endower: A person who establishes a waqf.

Endower's conditions: Conditions set by the endower with respect to the waqf, its revenue, disbursement, trustee, or beneficiary

Beneficiary: A beneficiary of the waqf in accordance with endower's conditions.

Trustee: A natural or legal person in charge of a waqf.

Trusteeship: Actions taken to serve the interest of a waqf and its revenue by means of maintaining, leasing, developing, and repairing the waqf, and legally representing it as well as disbursing its yields, in accordance with the endower's conditions.

Administration: Powers assigned by the trustee to others –whether natural or legal– regarding the management of the waqf in terms of maintenance, leasing, development, and repair.