We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law issued by Royal Decree 40/86 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The ambassadors named below are hereby transferred to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry:
Sheikh Hilal bin Salim bin Hamoud Al-Siyabi, Our ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Sheikh Salim bin Mohammed bin Salim Al-Wahaibi, Our ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Mohammed bin Omar bin Ahmed Aideed, Our ambassador to the Sultanate Brunei Darussalam.
Sheikh Hamad bin Hilal bin Ali Al-Maamari, Our ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Mohammed bin Ali bin Thani Al-Khusaibi, Our ambassador to the United States of America.
Article II
Ambassador Mussalam bin Bakheet bin Zaidan Al-Baraami is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Article III
Ambassador Dr Mohammed bin Salim bin Said Al-Shanfari is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Article IV
Ambassador Mohammed bin Yousuf bin Dawood Shalwani, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of India.
Article V
Ambassador Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa Al-Harthy, Our ambassador to the Republic of India, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Article VI
Ambassador Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Zahir Al-Hinai, Our ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.
Article VII
Ambassador Mohammed bin Said bin Mohammed Al-Lawati, Our ambassador to the Russian Federation, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Article VIII
Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Mughairi is hereby granted the grade of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United States of America.
Article IX
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 23 Sha’ban 1426
Corresponding to: 27 September 2005
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 800 issued on 1 October 2005.