We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Khalili—Grand Mufti of the Sultanate—is hereby granted the rank of minister.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 9 Jumada Al-Akhira 1409
Corresponding to: 17 January 1989
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 400 issued on 1 February 1989.