{
  "entity_type": "data_package_index",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-saudi-financial-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "sa-sama-financial-holidays-2026-2029.1",
  "jurisdiction": "SA",
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2029-12-31"
  },
  "supported_years": [
    2026,
    2027,
    2028,
    2029
  ],
  "scope": "Saudi Central Bank financial institutions",
  "holiday_policy": "Exact SAMA financial-institution holiday intervals plus the annual National Day and Founding Day rules.",
  "substitute_day_policy": "SAMA states that National Day or Founding Day on Friday moves to Thursday and on Saturday moves to Sunday; the 2028 National Day substitute is included. Other employer or RTGS substitutions are not inferred.",
  "limitation": "Financial-institution scope only. MHRSD business-sector leave, RTGS-specific intervals, government offices, private-employer rosters, Hajj-season branch exceptions and Umm al-Qura forecasts are not inferred.",
  "year_urls": {
    "2026": "/api/v1/data/saudi-financial-holidays/2026",
    "2027": "/api/v1/data/saudi-financial-holidays/2027",
    "2028": "/api/v1/data/saudi-financial-holidays/2028",
    "2029": "/api/v1/data/saudi-financial-holidays/2029"
  },
  "calculators": [
    "/api/v1/calculators/saudi-financial-working-day",
    "/api/v1/calculators/saudi-financial-add-working-days",
    "/api/v1/calculators/saudi-financial-working-days-between"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) – holidays and working hours",
      "url": "https://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/Supervision/Pages/holidayschedules.aspx",
      "type": "central_bank_official_calendar",
      "scope": "Official holidays of financial institutions; separate RTGS intervals are published on the same page"
    },
    {
      "name": "Saudi MHRSD – holidays and leaves",
      "url": "https://www.hrsd.gov.sa/en/knowledge-centre/articles/322",
      "type": "labour_authority_guidance",
      "scope": "Business-sector rule boundary, Umm al-Qura basis and weekly-rest compensation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Saudi MHRSD – 2026 Foundation Day",
      "url": "https://www.hrsd.gov.sa/en/media-center/news/%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9-%E2%81%A7%E2%80%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3",
      "type": "labour_authority_announcement",
      "scope": "2026 public and private/non-profit Foundation Day confirmation"
    }
  ]
}