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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Statute of the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 87/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 91/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A library named the “National Library of Oman” is hereby established. It has legal personality, enjoys financial and administrative independence, and is subordinate to the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth. It is governed by the provisions of the attached statute.

Article II

The allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Manuscripts Directorate in the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth are hereby transferred to the National Library of Oman.

Article III

The officers of the Manuscripts Directorate in the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth are hereby transferred to the National Library of Oman with their same financial grades.

Article IV

The mandate of collecting, restoring, documenting, verifying, and publishing Omani manuscripts is hereby transferred from the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism to the National Library of Oman.

Article V

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Oman shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions to implement the provisions of this decree and the attached statute.

Article VI

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached statute, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VII

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

Issued on: 7 Ramadan 1447Corresponding to: 25 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1637 issued on 1 March 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Cooperation Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye in the Fields of Health and Medical Sciences signed in the city of Ankara on 28 November 2024,

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: 4 Ramadan 1447Corresponding to: 22 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1637 issued on 1 March 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Convention Against Discrimination in Education signed in the city of Paris on 15 December 1960,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention Against Discrimination in Education is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession for the mentioned convention 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: 30 Sha’ban 1447Corresponding to: 18 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman