diff --git a/handlers/authorize.go b/handlers/authorize.go
index 6345aab..008ca66 100644
--- a/handlers/authorize.go
+++ b/handlers/authorize.go
@@ -84,12 +84,21 @@ func AuthorizeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx.Environment = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 
-	// containsRole checks if a role exists in a slice of roles
+	claimRoles := collectClaimRoles(claims)
+	requestedRoles := collectRequestedRoles(&ctx)
+	if len(requestedRoles) == 0 {
+		requestedRoles = claimRoles
+	}
 
-	if !containsRole([]int(claims.RoleID), ctx.RoleID) {
+	validRoles := intersectRoles(requestedRoles, claimRoles)
+	if len(validRoles) == 0 {
 		helper.RespondWithError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "Role ID mismatch")
 		return
 	}
+
+	ctx.CandidateRoles = validRoles
+	ctx.RoleID = validRoles[0]
+	ctx.RoleIDs = validRoles
 	log.Print("User role verified: ", ctx.RoleID)
 	// Perform authorization
 	log.Printf("[Handler] Performing authorization check for user=%s, resource=%s, action=%s", ctx.UsersID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
@@ -121,11 +130,57 @@ func AuthorizeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-func containsRole(roles []int, role int) bool {
-	for _, r := range roles {
-		if r == role {
-			return true
+func collectClaimRoles(claims *models.Claims) []int {
+	unique := make(map[int]struct{})
+	roles := make([]int, 0, len(claims.RoleID))
+
+	for _, role := range claims.RoleID {
+		if _, exists := unique[role]; !exists {
+			unique[role] = struct{}{}
+			roles = append(roles, role)
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	for _, project := range claims.Projects {
+		for _, role := range project.RoleID {
+			if _, exists := unique[role]; !exists {
+				unique[role] = struct{}{}
+				roles = append(roles, role)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return roles
+}
+
+func collectRequestedRoles(ctx *models.AuthorizationContext) []int {
+	if len(ctx.RoleIDs) > 0 {
+		return append([]int(nil), ctx.RoleIDs...)
+	}
+	if ctx.RoleID != 0 {
+		return []int{ctx.RoleID}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func intersectRoles(requested, available []int) []int {
+	availableSet := make(map[int]struct{}, len(available))
+	for _, role := range available {
+		availableSet[role] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	unique := make(map[int]struct{})
+	result := make([]int, 0, len(requested))
+	for _, role := range requested {
+		if _, ok := availableSet[role]; !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, seen := unique[role]; seen {
+			continue
+		}
+		unique[role] = struct{}{}
+		result = append(result, role)
+	}
+
+	return result
 }
diff --git a/handlers/authorize_test.go b/handlers/authorize_test.go
index 86f3ac4..8675183 100644
--- a/handlers/authorize_test.go
+++ b/handlers/authorize_test.go
@@ -375,3 +375,52 @@ func TestAuthorizeHandlerWithResourceData(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Handler returned bad request with valid ResourceData")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCollectClaimRolesIncludesProjectRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	claims := &models.Claims{
+		RoleID: models.RoleIDs{2},
+		Projects: []models.ProjectClaim{
+			{ProjectID: 7, RoleID: models.RoleIDs{2, 4}},
+			{ProjectID: 8, RoleID: models.RoleIDs{5}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	roles := collectClaimRoles(claims)
+	if len(roles) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 unique roles, got %d (%v)", len(roles), roles)
+	}
+
+	if roles[0] != 2 || roles[1] != 4 || roles[2] != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected role order/content: %v", roles)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntersectRolesReturnsOverlap(t *testing.T) {
+	requested := []int{4, 9, 4, 2}
+	available := []int{2, 4, 5}
+
+	result := intersectRoles(requested, available)
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 matching roles, got %d (%v)", len(result), result)
+	}
+
+	if result[0] != 4 || result[1] != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected intersection result: %v", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCollectRequestedRolesFromArray(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := &models.AuthorizationContext{
+		RoleIDs: []int{3, 7},
+		RoleID:  3,
+	}
+
+	result := collectRequestedRoles(ctx)
+	if len(result) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 requested roles, got %d (%v)", len(result), result)
+	}
+
+	if result[0] != 3 || result[1] != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected requested roles: %v", result)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/authorize.go b/models/authorize.go
index 9e54df6..4ac6b5d 100644
--- a/models/authorize.go
+++ b/models/authorize.go
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ type AuthorizationResponse struct {
 	Reason  string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type ProjectClaim struct {
+	ProjectID int     `json:"project_id,omitempty"`
+	Alias     string  `json:"alias,omitempty"`
+	RoleID    RoleIDs `json:"role_id,omitempty"`
+	OfficeID  int     `json:"office_id,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // RoleIDs represents one or more role IDs.
 // It is defined as a custom type so we can implement flexible JSON unmarshalling
 // that accepts a single string ("1"), a single number (1), or an array ([1,2,...]).
@@ -75,9 +82,10 @@ func (r *RoleIDs) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 }
 
 type Claims struct {
-	UsersID      string  `json:"users_id,omitempty"`
-	EmailAddress string  `json:"email_address,omitempty"`
-	RoleID       RoleIDs `json:"role_id"`
+	UsersID      string         `json:"users_id,omitempty"`
+	EmailAddress string         `json:"email_address,omitempty"`
+	RoleID       RoleIDs        `json:"role_id"`
+	Projects     []ProjectClaim `json:"projects,omitempty"`
 	jwt.RegisteredClaims
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +93,8 @@ type Claims struct {
 func (c *Claims) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type Alias Claims
 	aux := &struct {
+		UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+		Email  string `json:"email"`
 		*Alias
 	}{
 		Alias: (*Alias)(c),
@@ -93,12 +103,12 @@ func (c *Claims) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// If UsersID is empty but UserID is set, copy UserID to UsersID
-	if c.UsersID == "" && c.UsersID != "" {
-		c.UsersID = c.UsersID
+	if c.UsersID == "" && aux.UserID != "" {
+		c.UsersID = aux.UserID
 	}
 	// If EmailAddress is empty but Email is set, copy Email to EmailAddress
-	if c.EmailAddress == "" && c.EmailAddress != "" {
-		c.EmailAddress = c.EmailAddress
+	if c.EmailAddress == "" && aux.Email != "" {
+		c.EmailAddress = aux.Email
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/models/rbac.go b/models/rbac.go
index b37cbb8..81b9e46 100644
--- a/models/rbac.go
+++ b/models/rbac.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ type AuthorizationContext struct {
 	Resource       string            `json:"resource"`
 	Action         string            `json:"action"`
 	RoleID         int               `json:"role_id"` // User's role ID
+	RoleIDs        []int             `json:"-"`
+	CandidateRoles []int             `json:"-"`
 	UserAttributes map[string]string `json:"user_attributes"`
 	ResourceData   map[string]string `json:"resource_data"` // Additional resource context
 	Environment    map[string]string `json:"environment"`   // Time, location, etc.
@@ -91,12 +93,14 @@ func (ac *AuthorizationContext) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		var roleInt int
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(aux.RoleIDRaw, &roleInt); err == nil {
 			ac.RoleID = roleInt
+			ac.RoleIDs = []int{roleInt}
 		} else {
 			// Try as array of ints (take first element)
 			var roleArray []int
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(aux.RoleIDRaw, &roleArray); err == nil {
 				if len(roleArray) > 0 {
 					ac.RoleID = roleArray[0]
+					ac.RoleIDs = roleArray
 				}
 			} else {
 				// Try as string
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ func (ac *AuthorizationContext) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 						if convErr != nil {
 							return fmt.Errorf("invalid role_id: %s", roleStr)
 						}
+						ac.RoleIDs = []int{ac.RoleID}
 					}
 				} else {
 					return fmt.Errorf("role_id must be a number, numeric string, or array of numbers")
diff --git a/repository/permission_repository_test.go b/repository/permission_repository_test.go
index 8bc3854..e0ad6d4 100644
--- a/repository/permission_repository_test.go
+++ b/repository/permission_repository_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
 )
@@ -105,19 +104,10 @@ func TestGetUserByIDSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	testTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
-		"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at",
-	}).AddRow(
-		"user123", "John", "M", "Doe", "Jr", "john@example.com",
-		"EMP001", "Y", "Y", "123 Main St", "1234567890", "device001",
-		1, "N", "secret", "Y", testTime, testTime,
-	)
-
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
 
@@ -132,8 +122,8 @@ func TestGetUserByIDSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	if user.UsersID != "user123" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected UsersID 'user123', got '%s'", user.UsersID)
 	}
-	if user.FirstName != "John" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected FirstName 'John', got '%s'", user.FirstName)
+	if user.EmailAddress != "john@example.com" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected EmailAddress 'john@example.com', got '%s'", user.EmailAddress)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +131,7 @@ func TestGetUserByIDNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("nonexistent").
 		WillReturnError(sql.ErrNoRows)
 
@@ -180,12 +170,12 @@ func TestGetAllPolicyAttributesSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"}).
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"policy_attributes_id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"}).
 		AddRow(1, "department", "user", "=", "engineering", 1).
 		AddRow(2, "level", "user", ">=", "5", 1).
 		AddRow(3, "role", "user", "=", "admin", 2)
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, id").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT policy_attributes_id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, policy_attributes_id").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
 
 	attrs, err := GetAllPolicyAttributes()
@@ -208,9 +198,9 @@ func TestGetAllPolicyAttributesEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"})
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"policy_attributes_id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"})
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, id").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT policy_attributes_id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, policy_attributes_id").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
 
 	attrs, err := GetAllPolicyAttributes()
@@ -313,14 +303,9 @@ func TestGetUserByIDEmptyID(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
-		"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at",
-	})
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"})
 
-	// Match the actual query format with all the fields
-	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address`).
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT users_id, email_address`).
 		WithArgs("").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
 
@@ -339,7 +324,7 @@ func TestGetUserByIDDatabaseError(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, username, role, email, created_at, updated_at FROM users WHERE id = \\?").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnError(errors.New("database connection failed"))
 
@@ -415,7 +400,7 @@ func TestGetAllPolicyAttributesDatabaseError(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, id").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT policy_attributes_id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, policy_attributes_id").
 		WillReturnError(errors.New("connection lost"))
 
 	attrs, err := GetAllPolicyAttributes()
@@ -432,7 +417,7 @@ func TestGetAllPolicyAttributesManyPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"})
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"policy_attributes_id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"})
 
 	// Add attributes for multiple permissions
 	for permID := 1; permID <= 50; permID++ {
@@ -441,7 +426,7 @@ func TestGetAllPolicyAttributesManyPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, id").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT policy_attributes_id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, policy_attributes_id").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
 
 	attrs, err := GetAllPolicyAttributes()
@@ -465,7 +450,7 @@ func TestGetUserAttributesDatabaseError(t *testing.T) {
 	mock, cleanup := setupMockDB(t)
 	defer cleanup()
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT attribute_name, attribute_value, attribute_type FROM user_attributes WHERE users_id = \\?").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT attribute_name, attribute_value FROM user_attributes WHERE users_id = \\?").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnError(errors.New("timeout"))
 
diff --git a/services/authorize.go b/services/authorize.go
index 479a808..7310975 100644
--- a/services/authorize.go
+++ b/services/authorize.go
@@ -23,13 +23,32 @@ func Authorize(ctx *models.AuthorizationContext) (*models.AuthorizationResult, e
 	}
 	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 0] User found: role_id=%d", user.RoleID)
 
-	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Checking if role_id=%d has permission for resource=%s, action=%s", user.RoleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
-	permission, err := repository.GetPermissionByResourceActionAndRole(ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, user.RoleID)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("✗ Permission not found or not granted to role_id=%d for resource=%s, action=%s: %v", user.RoleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, err)
+	roleCandidates := getRoleCandidates(ctx)
+	if len(roleCandidates) == 0 && user.RoleID != 0 {
+		roleCandidates = []int{user.RoleID}
+	}
+
+	var permission *models.Permission
+	permissionFound := false
+	for _, roleID := range roleCandidates {
+		log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Checking if role_id=%d has permission for resource=%s, action=%s", roleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
+		lookupPermission, lookupErr := repository.GetPermissionByResourceActionAndRole(ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, roleID)
+		if lookupErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Permission not granted for role_id=%d, trying next role: %v", roleID, lookupErr)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		permission = lookupPermission
+		ctx.RoleID = roleID
+		permissionFound = true
+		break
+	}
+
+	if !permissionFound {
+		log.Printf("✗ Permission not found or not granted for role candidates=%v, resource=%s, action=%s", roleCandidates, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
 		return &models.AuthorizationResult{
 			Allowed: false,
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Permission not granted to your role: %v", err),
+			Message: "Permission not granted to your role",
 		}, nil
 	}
 	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Permission found: ID=%d, Name=%s", permission.ID, permission.PermissionName)
@@ -73,7 +92,7 @@ func Authorize(ctx *models.AuthorizationContext) (*models.AuthorizationResult, e
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] No policies loaded for permissionID=%d", permission.ID)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 4] Using RoleID: %s (from context or user record)", ctx.RoleID)
+	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 4] Using RoleID: %d (from context or user record)", ctx.RoleID)
 	allowed, reason := EvaluatePolicies(policies, ctx)
 
 	result := &models.AuthorizationResult{
diff --git a/services/authorize_test.go b/services/authorize_test.go
index 0d7ab98..128eb7a 100644
--- a/services/authorize_test.go
+++ b/services/authorize_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"authorization/models"
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
 )
@@ -35,24 +34,21 @@ func TestAuthorize_PermissionNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		UsersID:      "user123",
 		Resource:     "nonexistent",
 		Action:       "read",
+		RoleID:       1,
 		ResourceData: make(map[string]string),
 		Environment:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
 	// Mock user query
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
 	// Mock permission query with role check
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.role_permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
 		WithArgs("nonexistent", "read", 1).
 		WillReturnError(errors.New("permission not found"))
 
@@ -77,19 +73,16 @@ func TestAuthorize_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		UsersID:      "user123",
 		Resource:     "document",
 		Action:       "read",
+		RoleID:       1,
 		ResourceData: make(map[string]string),
 		Environment:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
 	// Mock user query
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
@@ -97,7 +90,7 @@ func TestAuthorize_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	permRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "permission_name", "description", "resource", "action"}).
 		AddRow(1, "read_document", "Read document permission", "document", "read")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
 		WithArgs("document", "read", 1).
 		WillReturnRows(permRows)
 
@@ -137,19 +130,16 @@ func TestAuthorize_UserAttributesError(t *testing.T) {
 		UsersID:      "user123",
 		Resource:     "document",
 		Action:       "read",
+		RoleID:       1,
 		ResourceData: make(map[string]string),
 		Environment:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
 	// Mock user query
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
@@ -157,7 +147,7 @@ func TestAuthorize_UserAttributesError(t *testing.T) {
 	permRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "permission_name", "description", "resource", "action"}).
 		AddRow(1, "read_document", "Read document permission", "document", "read")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
 		WithArgs("document", "read", 1).
 		WillReturnRows(permRows)
 
@@ -184,19 +174,16 @@ func TestAuthorize_PolicyAttributesError(t *testing.T) {
 		UsersID:      "user123",
 		Resource:     "document",
 		Action:       "read",
+		RoleID:       1,
 		ResourceData: make(map[string]string),
 		Environment:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
 
 	// Mock user query
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
@@ -204,7 +191,7 @@ func TestAuthorize_PolicyAttributesError(t *testing.T) {
 	permRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "permission_name", "description", "resource", "action"}).
 		AddRow(1, "read_document", "Read document permission", "document", "read")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
 		WithArgs("document", "read", 1).
 		WillReturnRows(permRows)
 
@@ -230,3 +217,38 @@ func TestAuthorize_PolicyAttributesError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Expected access denied")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetRoleCandidates_Priority(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("uses candidate roles first", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := &models.AuthorizationContext{
+			CandidateRoles: []int{4, 2},
+			RoleIDs:        []int{3},
+			RoleID:         1,
+		}
+
+		roles := getRoleCandidates(ctx)
+		if len(roles) != 2 || roles[0] != 4 || roles[1] != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected roles: %v", roles)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("falls back to role ids array", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := &models.AuthorizationContext{
+			RoleIDs: []int{3, 7},
+		}
+
+		roles := getRoleCandidates(ctx)
+		if len(roles) != 2 || roles[0] != 3 || roles[1] != 7 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected roles: %v", roles)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("falls back to single role", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := &models.AuthorizationContext{RoleID: 9}
+
+		roles := getRoleCandidates(ctx)
+		if len(roles) != 1 || roles[0] != 9 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected roles: %v", roles)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/services/cached_authorization.go b/services/cached_authorization.go
index a2852ca..df64200 100644
--- a/services/cached_authorization.go
+++ b/services/cached_authorization.go
@@ -248,29 +248,44 @@ func AuthorizeWithCache(s *models.CachedAuthorizationService, ctx *models.Author
 	}
 	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 0] User found: role_id=%d", user.RoleID)
 
-	// Step 1: Check if the user's role has the permission (not just if permission exists)
-	// Use role-aware cache key: roleID:resource:action
-	cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s:%s", ctx.RoleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
-	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Looking up permission in cache with role: %s", cacheKey)
-	permission, exists := getPermissionFromCache(s, cacheKey)
+	roleCandidates := getRoleCandidates(ctx)
+	var permission *models.Permission
+	permissionFound := false
 
-	if !exists {
-		// Cache miss - try database lookup with role check
-		log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Cache miss - querying database for role_id=%d, resource=%s, action=%s", ctx.RoleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
-		permission, err = repository.GetPermissionByResourceActionAndRole(ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, ctx.RoleID)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("✗ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission not found or not granted to role_id=%d for resource=%s, action=%s: %v", ctx.RoleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, err)
-			return &models.AuthorizationResult{
-				Allowed: false,
-				Message: "Permission not granted to your role",
-			}, nil
+	for _, roleID := range roleCandidates {
+		cacheKey := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s:%s", roleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
+		log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Looking up permission in cache with role: %s", cacheKey)
+
+		cachedPermission, exists := getPermissionFromCache(s, cacheKey)
+		if exists {
+			permission = cachedPermission
+			ctx.RoleID = roleID
+			permissionFound = true
+			log.Printf("✓ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission found in cache for role_id=%d: ID=%d, Name=%s", roleID, permission.ID, permission.PermissionName)
+			break
 		}
-		log.Printf("✓ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission found in DB: ID=%d, Name=%s", permission.ID, permission.PermissionName)
 
-		// Cache the result for future use
+		log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Cache miss - querying database for role_id=%d, resource=%s, action=%s", roleID, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
+		dbPermission, lookupErr := repository.GetPermissionByResourceActionAndRole(ctx.Resource, ctx.Action, roleID)
+		if lookupErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 1] Permission not granted for role_id=%d, trying next role: %v", roleID, lookupErr)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		permission = dbPermission
+		ctx.RoleID = roleID
+		permissionFound = true
+		log.Printf("✓ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission found in DB for role_id=%d: ID=%d, Name=%s", roleID, permission.ID, permission.PermissionName)
 		storePermissionInCache(s, cacheKey, permission)
-	} else {
-		log.Printf("✓ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission found in cache: ID=%d, Name=%s", permission.ID, permission.PermissionName)
+		break
+	}
+
+	if !permissionFound {
+		log.Printf("✗ [AuthZ Step 1] Permission not granted for any role candidate=%v, resource=%s, action=%s", roleCandidates, ctx.Resource, ctx.Action)
+		return &models.AuthorizationResult{
+			Allowed: false,
+			Message: "Permission not granted to your role",
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Step 2: Get user attributes (with distributed cache)
@@ -305,7 +320,7 @@ func AuthorizeWithCache(s *models.CachedAuthorizationService, ctx *models.Author
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] No policies loaded for permissionID=%d", permission.ID)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 4] Using RoleID: %s (from context or user record)", ctx.RoleID)
+	log.Printf("[AuthZ Step 4] Using RoleID: %d (from context or user record)", ctx.RoleID)
 	allowed, reason := EvaluatePolicies(policies, ctx)
 
 	result := &models.AuthorizationResult{
@@ -338,6 +353,19 @@ func AuthorizeWithCache(s *models.CachedAuthorizationService, ctx *models.Author
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func getRoleCandidates(ctx *models.AuthorizationContext) []int {
+	if len(ctx.CandidateRoles) > 0 {
+		return ctx.CandidateRoles
+	}
+	if len(ctx.RoleIDs) > 0 {
+		return ctx.RoleIDs
+	}
+	if ctx.RoleID != 0 {
+		return []int{ctx.RoleID}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // InvalidateUserCache clears cache for a specific user from both Redis and local cache
 func InvalidateUserCache(s *models.CachedAuthorizationService, userID string) {
 	// Clear from Redis
diff --git a/services/cached_authorization_test.go b/services/cached_authorization_test.go
index f0014df..6c135d3 100644
--- a/services/cached_authorization_test.go
+++ b/services/cached_authorization_test.go
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ func TestRefreshCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Only policies are preloaded during cache refresh
 
 	// Mock policy attributes query
-	policyRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"}).
+	policyRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"policy_attributes_id", "attribute_name", "attribute_type", "comparison", "attribute_value", "permission_id"}).
 		AddRow(1, "department", "user", "=", "engineering", 1).
 		AddRow(2, "region", "user", "=", "01", 2)
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, id").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT policy_attributes_id, attribute_name, attribute_type, comparison, attribute_value, permission_id FROM policy_attributes ORDER BY permission_id, policy_attributes_id").
 		WillReturnRows(policyRows)
 
 	refreshCache(service)
@@ -218,15 +218,11 @@ func TestAuthorizeWithCache_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	// Add empty policies
 	service.PolicyCache[1] = []models.PolicyAttribute{}
 
-	// Mock user query (needed to get role_id)
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	// Mock user query
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
@@ -242,6 +238,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeWithCache_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		UsersID:      "user123",
 		Resource:     "document",
 		Action:       "read",
+		RoleID:       1,
 		ResourceData: make(map[string]string),
 		Environment:  make(map[string]string),
 	}
@@ -274,19 +271,15 @@ func TestAuthorizeWithCache_PermissionNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Mock user query
-	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "first_name", "middle_initial", "last_name", "suffix", "email_address",
-		"home_address", "contact_number",
-		"role_id", "is_deleted", "created_at", "updated_at"}).
-		AddRow("user123", "John", "", "Doe", "", "john@example.com",
-			"EMP123", "Y", "Y", "123 Street", "09123456789", "device1",
-			1, "N", "secret", "Y", time.Now(), time.Now())
+	userRows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"users_id", "email_address"}).
+		AddRow("user123", "john@example.com")
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, first_name, middle_initial, last_name, suffix, email_address").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT users_id, email_address").
 		WithArgs("user123").
 		WillReturnRows(userRows)
 
 	// Permission not in cache, so will query DB and fail
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT p.permissions_id, p.permission_name, p.description, p.resource, p.action FROM permissions p INNER JOIN role_permissions rp").
 		WithArgs("nonexistent", "read", 1).
 		WillReturnError(errors.New("permission not found"))
 
diff --git a/services/policy_evaluator.go b/services/policy_evaluator.go
index b88ccf3..1a362af 100644
--- a/services/policy_evaluator.go
+++ b/services/policy_evaluator.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func evaluatePolicy(policyAttribute models.PolicyAttribute, ctx *models.Authoriz
 		policyAttribute.AttributeName == "region" &&
 		(ctx.RoleID == 1 || ctx.RoleID == 2) {
 		fmt.Printf("[POLICY EVALUATION] Type: %s, Attribute: %s\n", policyAttribute.AttributeType, policyAttribute.AttributeName)
-		fmt.Printf("  Skipped for roleID: %s (Super | System Admin bypass)\n\n", ctx.RoleID)
+		fmt.Printf("  Skipped for roleID: %d (Super | System Admin bypass)\n\n", ctx.RoleID)
 		return true, ""
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/policy_evaluator_test.go b/services/policy_evaluator_test.go
index e967cbd..57ff3b9 100644
--- a/services/policy_evaluator_test.go
+++ b/services/policy_evaluator_test.go
@@ -919,12 +919,12 @@ func TestEvaluatePolicies_RegionBypassForAdminRoles(t *testing.T) {
 			description:     "Super Admin role string should bypass region check",
 		},
 		{
-			name:            "Admin role does not bypass region check",
+			name:            "Admin role bypasses region check",
 			roleID:          2,
 			userRegion:      "03",
 			resourceRegion:  "01",
-			shouldBeAllowed: false,
-			description:     "Admin role string should not bypass region check",
+			shouldBeAllowed: true,
+			description:     "Admin role should bypass region check",
 		},
 	}