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Rules / Saudi Arabia

Draft Global AI Hub Law

ProposedBillBinding

Draft law creating private, extended and virtual ‘AI hubs’ in Saudi Arabia where data and services could be governed by a guest state’s laws under a bilateral agreement (private and extended hubs) or by an approved designated foreign state’s laws without one (virtual hubs), a data-embassy model.

Why it matters

Would let hyperscalers and foreign governments host AI compute and data in Saudi Arabia under foreign law. This bears on sovereign-cloud and data-localisation planning.

What it requires

Data governance
SourceClyde & Co (secondary): https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2025/05/ksa-release-draft-global-ai-hub-lawSecondary: https://cms.law/en/int/expert-guides/ai-regulation-scanner/kingdom-of-saudi-arabia Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Some details could not be confirmed from a primary source. Public consultation opened 14 Apr 2025. CMS reported it still unenacted as of 17 Feb 2026; status after that not verified.

Cite this record

WTA-R-SA-0001: Draft Global AI Hub Law. Communications, Space and Technology Commission. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/sa-cst-global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025/ (checked 4 Oct 2026).

History

  • Summary changed from …of foreign ‘guest’ or designated states could be governed by those states’ laws under bilateral arrangements (a data-embassy model). to …could be governed by a guest state’s laws under a bilateral agreement (private and extended hubs) or by an approved designated foreign st...

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