RIYADH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman led donations as the Saudi nation collected a billion riyals for a national Ramadan charity campaign, organizers announced early on Saturday.

King Salman opened the campaign with SR40 million and was followed by the crown prince with SR30 million.

Among the other contributors were Aramco, SR35 million; Roshan, SR30 million; King Abdullah Foundation, SR 20 million; Al-Rajhi Endowment, SR15 million; SNB Alahli, SR15 million; SABIC, SR10 million; and Ma’aden, SR5 million.

The annual National Campaign for Charitable Work, through the Ehsan platform, is now in its fourth year, with contributions to the platform growing each year.

Majid Al-Qasabi, the chairman of Ehsan’s supervisory committee, thanked the king and crown prince for their generous contributions and said all of the donations Ehsan receives are an essential source of funding and play an important part in the success of the Kingdom’s charitable initiatives.

The campaign will remain open for donations throughout the holy month of Ramadan, which is a time when Muslims are encouraged to carry out charitable acts.