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Saudi Arabia is both a large Halal market and the home of the main institutions of the Islamic world. Halal certification is overseen by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) through the Saudi Halal Center, set up in 2019, which issues Halal certificates and logos and accredits the foreign certification bodies whose certificates are accepted for imports. Gulf-wide Halal standards are published by the GCC Standardization Organization (GSO), based in Riyadh.
Jeddah is the seat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and of the Islamic Development Bank Group, which includes ICD for the private sector, ITFC for trade finance and ICIEC for investment and export credit insurance. The Makkah Halal Forum, organised by the Manafea initiative, held its third edition in February 2026 under the theme "Halal: A Professional Industry". This guide lists the institutions behind each part, with their pages on Wasabih.
The authority that certifies Halal and accredits foreign certifiers, and the body that writes Gulf standards.
The Islamic Development Bank Group and its institutions for the private sector, trade finance and export credit insurance.
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Multilateral development bank fostering economic development and social progress of member countries in accordance with Islamic principles.
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Private-sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group. It arranged Senegal's sovereign sukuk and supports Islamic finance institutions in West Africa.
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Member of the IsDB Group advancing trade among OIC member countries through Sharia-compliant trade finance solutions.
Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)
🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sharia-compliant investment and export credit insurer of the Islamic Development Bank Group. Senegal has been a member since 1995 and ICIEC covers major Senegalese infrastructure financings.
The intergovernmental organisation of 57 states, headquartered in Jeddah.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Analysis and news about the Halal economy in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Halal Center of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), set up in 2019, issues Halal certificates and logos and supervises Halal products, manufacturers and exporters.
Certificates from Halal certification bodies approved by the SFDA's Saudi Halal Center. For meat and poultry, and for foods with animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin or rennet, the certificate must come from a body accredited by the Center.
The GCC Standardization Organization, based in Riyadh, writes standards for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including the GSO 2055 series on Halal food and on Halal certification bodies.
A multilateral development bank based in Jeddah. Its group includes the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC).
A Halal industry forum held in Makkah by the Manafea initiative at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce. Its third edition, on 14–16 February 2026, had the theme "Halal: A Professional Industry".
Companies, certifiers and associations from Saudi Arabia with a page on Wasabih.
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