Year: 2026
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Statute of the Oman Medical Specialty Board issued by Royal Decree 31/2006,
and the Statute of the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The Higher Institute of Health Specialties is hereby abolished.
Article II
All mandates, allocations, assets, rights, obligations, records, and holdings of the Higher Institute of Health Specialties are hereby transferred to the Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Article III
Those occupying teaching positions in the Higher Institute of Health Specialties are hereby transferred to the Oman Medical Specialty Board with their same employment status and financial grades, and the provisions of Schedule 5 attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 33/2013 hereby apply to them.
The officers of the Higher Institute of Health Specialties are also hereby transferred to the Oman Medical Specialty Board with their same financial grades.
Article IV
The Board of Trustees of the Oman Medical Specialty Board shall undertake the mandates assigned to the Board of Trustees and the Academic Council of the Higher Institute of Health Specialties stipulated in the mentioned Royal Decree 18/2018.
Article V
The academic programmes at the Higher Institute of Health Specialties hereby continue to operate for students enrolled in those programmes until their completion, and the certificates and academic degrees for these programmes must be approved by the Board of Trustees of the Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Article VI
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Oman Medical Specialty Board shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force in the Higher Institute of Health Specialties continue to operate.
Article VII
All provisions relating to the Higher Institute of Health Specialties in the mentioned Royal Decree 18/2018 and the statute attached to it are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.
Article VIII
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 4 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447
Corresponding to: 21 May 2026
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1649 issued on 26 May 2026.
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Law Regulating Postal Services promulgated by Royal Decree 71/2012,
the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to the postal sector are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Article II
The officers of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority competent with the postal sector are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology with their same financial grades in accordance with the mechanism agreed upon between the Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology and the Executive President of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Article III
The mandate to regulate and issue licences for express and last-mile delivery via digital media (delivery applications) is hereby assigned to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.
Article IV
The word “authority” is hereby replaced with the word “ministry”, the phrase “chairman of the board” is hereby replaced with the word “minister”, the phrase “Telecommunications Regulatory Authority” is hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology”, and the phrases “chairman of the board of directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority” and “executive president of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority” are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology”, wherever they occur in the mentioned Law Regulating Postal Services and in laws and royal decrees relating to the postal sector.
Article V
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 1 Dhu Al-Hijja 1447
Corresponding to: 18 May 2026
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1649 issued on 26 May 2026.