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The Earliest in Establishment and Initiative

The Earliest in Establishment and Initiative

Jeddah's Chamber started creative initiatives that stood out on grand nation's map, so it took the lead in constructing and creating the first initiative as well as being the leader in drawing a the blueprint and setting up the laws and procedures in their adequate places. It left its mark with events, festivals, and exhibitions held becoming an example to go by and brought pride in all parts of the nation  

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1946​ 
The first Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in the Kingdom by a Royal decree and contributed to the formation of the Saudi Chambers
1948
The first magazine issued to be a media platform between the Chamber and its affiliates, "The Trade Magazine"
1951
The first to hold an election in the Saudi Chambers of Commerce for the its Board of Directors
1961
The first to establish committees (Financial, Administrative, Rights and Regulations, Public Relations, and External Relations) in the Saudi Chambers
1978
The first sales credit network (Safety Net) for buying and selling cars and trucks in installments 
1979
The first Center for Research and Studies in the Saudi Chambers
1980
The first internal electronic and economic information network
1980
The first room-level economic information center
1981
The first chamber to set the system for establishing the Council of Saudi Chambers
1981
The first economic library at the level of Saudi Chambers
1981
The first specialized training center named "Jeddah Training Center"
1982
The first computer center in Saudi Chambers
1982
The first specialized city for warehouses in the Kingdom
1982
The first conference for Arab businessmen and investors to be held by the Jeddah Chamber in Taif
1982
​The first fund for private contributions and the first of its kind at the level of Chambers of Commerce
1982
The first chamber to establish a representative office in Cairo
1989​ 
The first Conferences and Exhibitions center 
1991
The first marketing council named "Jeddah Marketing Council"
1992
The first to support and empower women's participation and grant them the right to vote in board elections
1994
The first Chamber to establish a specialized department for small and medium enterprises in the Kingdom
1995
The first room to do internal organizational tasks through project management
1998
The first tourism festival in the Kingdom titled "Jeddah is Different" 
1999
The first global conference in cooperation with Harvard University
2000
The first forum on behalf of the Jeddah Economic Forum 
2000
The first businesswomen's committee 
2001
The first room to offer a career day forum to help job seekers with companies
​2003
The first industrial forum to support industrial establishments in the Kingdom 
2004​ 
The first specialized center to support and empower businesswomen in the name of the Lady Khadija bint Khuwailid Center
2005
The first chamber to include 4 women as members of the boards of directors of chambers of commerce.
2005
 The first room that enables women to chair committees at the level of Saudi chambers, by assigning Professor Nashwa Taher to chair the Commercial Committee 
2005
Establishing the first fund to finance small and emerging projects at the chamber level 
2006
​أول غرفة تعمل على تشكيل اللجان القطاعية عن طريق الانتخابات عوضاً عن التعيين
2006
 ​The first chamber to support insolvent merchants through the (Committee to Support Small Insolvent Traders) and (Committee for Coordination of Charitable Work), from which the Coordination Council for Charitable Work emerged
2006
The first office business incubator to support entrepreneurs
2007
The first chamber to work on forming sectoral committees through elections instead of appointment 
2007
The first exhibition to support entrepreneurs "Young Business Exhibition"
2007
​The first room to organize and prepare a special award for social responsibility, and a committee for the care of prisoners and their families, “Tarahum Committee”
2007
The first meeting for contractors
2008
The first chamber to organize the first Jeddah Environmental Forum under the supervision of the General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection 
2008
The first chamber to organize the Jeddah Business Consultancy Forum
2008
The first chamber to organize a Saudi International Forum for Ports and Maritime Transport
2008
The first chamber to organize a forum to support training and employment under the name "Jeddah Forum for Human Resources" 
2008
The first domiciliation center in the Arab world "Human Resources Development Center" 
2008
أول لجنة عمالية لدعم الموظفين على مستوى الغرف السعودية
2009
The first media center in the name of Dr. Abdullah Sadiq Dahlan Media Center ​
2009
The first economic information website, "Jeddah Economic Gateway"
2009
​The first to launch "Taysir Jeddah" project for people with disabilities
2009
​The first chamber to issue commercial guides from four economic publications containing "commercial, industrial, tourism and services" activities
2009
The first forum for local commercial affairs in the name of the Trade Forum 
2009
The first forum for productive families "Koulouna Mountijoun" "We are all producers" 
2009
The first chamber to appoint a woman as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors - Dr. Lama Al-Sulaiman
2009
The first room to provide remote meeting service through video conferencing technology
2010
The first to launch a seat for merchants in the Saudi Chambers 
2010
The first launch of the electronic certification service 
2010
The first to organize the Entrepreneurship Competition Meeting
2011
The first endowment fund to support small enterprises and productive families 
2011
The first Chamber to launch a forum for social responsibility
2012
The first specialized satellite channel for the private sector, "Diwan Channel"
2012
The first room to launch a shopping festival "Hayya Jeddah" ​
2012
The first chamber to establish an electronic program for the committees to document the recommendations
2013
​The first business incubator for information technology, communications and multimedia 
2013
The first committee for people with special needs to be formed under the name "will makers" ​
​2014 
The first marketing festival for productive families ​
2014
The first housing committee to be formed at the level of Saudi Chambers
2015
The first seasonal market to support entrepreneurs and productive families "Basta Market"
2015
The first cooperative solidarity fund for Jeddah Chamber employees
2015
The first cooperative society for Jeddah Chamber employees
2016
The first Chamber to have a commercial register
2017
The first business clinics to support owners of small and medium enterprises ​
2017
The first food festival ​
2017
The first tourism forum called “Jeddah Forum for Tourism and Leisure”
2018​ 
The first festival concerned with marine sports "Jeddah Bahr" ​"Jeddah Sea"
2018
The first diwaniya for consuls at the level of the Saudi Chambers 
2018
The first room to offer a service package for affiliates, "Affiliate Service Program"
​2019
The first chamber to form an Entrepreneurship Committee and a Social Entrepreneurship Center
2020 
The first chamber to launch the sectoral councils system in line with the Kingdom’s 2030 vision
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