His Majesty King Saud gifted Qasr al‑Hamra’ to the Council of Ministers, and further donated two additional royal palaces to the Ministry of Education to be transformed into institutions of learning. Both were located in the al‑Murabba‘ district—one formerly serving as the Council of Ministers’ headquarters and the other as the Royal Guesthouse.”
His Majesty King Saud moved to the Al‑Nasiriyyah Palace, after which Qasr al‑Hamra’ was designated as a royal guesthouse before later becoming the seat of the Council of Ministers.”
