Qatari capital Doha hosted the 2006 Games but Saudi Arabia has never organised an OCA multi-sport event.
“The OCA is delighted to receive two strong bids for our Asian Games in 2030,” the governing body’s president, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, said in a statement.
“It shows the trust and confidence in the Olympic Movement in Asia and further enhances our reputation of hosting world-class sporting events on a major scale.”
Chinese city Hangzhou hosts the next Games in 2022, while the 2026 edition is scheduled to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.