The King Abdul Aziz Quality Award was established in accordance with the letter No. 7 / B / 18670 dated 27/11 / 1420H, in order to stimulate the productive and service sectors to implement the principles and techniques of total quality in order to raise the quality of performance. The award also aims at honoring the best performing establishments that achieve the highest standards of quality by obtaining the appropriate recognition at the national level for their achievements and ranking among the best local establishments.
The award is a way to achieve excellence in business by providing an integrated structure to coordinate all performance improvement and management activities by enabling enterprises to assess their current performance and compare it to the performance level in world-class facilities and thus bridge gaps between the two levels. The award provides specific benchmarks that enable enterprises to measure their performance in several key areas to help them continuously improve business to identify, prioritize, organize and review goals in order to achieve these goals