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 from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.
Article II
The employees of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority specialised in 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 competence to regulate and issue licences for express delivery and last-mile services 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” with the word “Minister”, the phrase “Telecommunications Regulatory Authority” 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” with the phrase “Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology” wherever they occur in the aforementioned Law Regulating Postal Services and 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