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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Charter of the Establishment of the Digital Cooperation Organization signed in the city of Riyadh on 5 February 2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned charter is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the mentioned charter in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 9 Rabi Al-Akhir 1448
Corresponding to: 21 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The annexes to the decree are not available until they are published in the Official Gazette next Sunday.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the International Cooperation Agreement Between the Ministry of Education of the Sultanate of Oman and the European Organization for Nuclear Research on Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Field of High-Energy Physics signed in the city of Geneva on 19 May 2026,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1448
Corresponding to: 15 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps issued by Royal Decree 22/2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Sayyid Yarub bin Qahtan bin Nasser Al-Busaidi, Our ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Tajikistan.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Akhar 1448
Corresponding to: 15 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, the Judicial Authority Law issued by Royal Decree 90/99, the Public Prosecution Law issued by Royal Decree 92/99, and Royal Decree 80/2026 Amending the Name of the Public Prosecution, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Nasr bin Khamis bin Mohammed Al-Sawai is hereby appointed Attorney General.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Akhar 1448 Corresponding to: 13 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Judicial Authority Law issued by Royal Decree 90/99,

the Public Prosecution Law issued by Royal Decree 92/99,

and Royal Decree 35/2022 regarding the Governance of the Administration of Judicial Affairs,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Public Prosecution” [Al-Idi’aa Al-Am] is hereby amended to the “Public Prosecution” [Al-Niyaba Al-Ama].

Article II

The phrases “Public Prosecution” [Al-Idi’aa Al-Am] and “Public Prosecutor” are hereby replaced with the phrases “Public Prosecution” [Al-Niyaba Al-Ama] and “Attorney General”  wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees.

The job titles “Deputy Public Prosecutor”, “Assistant Public Prosecutors”, “Chief Public Prosecutors”, “Senior Public Prosecution Officers”, “Junior Public Prosecution Officers”, and “Public Prosecution Associates” are also hereby replaced with the titles “Deputy Attorneys General”, “Assistant Attorneys General”, “Chief Attorneys General” , “Senior Attorney General Officers”, “Junior Attorney General Officers”, and “Attorney General Associates” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Akhar 1448
Corresponding to: 13 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Translation Note: In the GCC, the terms Al-Idi’aa Al-Am and Al-Niyaba Al-Ama are both typically translated into English as Public Prosecution. However, the title of the figure in charge of Al-Idi’aa Al-Am is officially translated as the Public Prosecutor, while the head of Al-Niyaba Al-Ama is known as the Attorney General.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The phrase “Public Prosecution” [Al-Idi’aa Al-Am] is hereby replaced with the phrase “Public Prosecution” [Al-Niyaba Al-Ama] wherever it occurs in the Basic Statute of the State.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Akhar 1448
Corresponding to: 13 September 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Translation Note: In the GCC, the terms Al-Idi’aa Al-Am and Al-Niyaba Al-Ama are both typically translated into English as Public Prosecution. However, the title of the figure in charge of Al-Idi’aa Al-Am is officially translated as the Public Prosecutor, while the head of Al-Niyaba Al-Ama is known as the Attorney General.