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
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs.
Article II
Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud bin Ali Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed Minister of Interior.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 23 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1417
Corresponding to: 5 November 1996
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 587 issued on 16 November 1996.