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Environment Authority: Decision 11/2026 Governing the Management of the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

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Post date January 25, 2026

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Labour: Ministerial Decision 44/2026 Amending Some Provisions of Ministerial Decision 602/2025 Issuing the Regulation Governing Labour Authorisation and Work Permit

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Post date January 25, 2026

Arabic Based on the Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023, and the Regulation Governing Labour Authorisation and Work Permit issued by Ministerial Decision 602/2025, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article III of the mentioned Ministerial Decision 602/2025 is hereby replaced with the following text:

This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 15 February 2026.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decision, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 6 Sha’ban 1447 Corresponding to: 25 January 2026

Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Baowain Minister of Labour

Published in Official Gazette 1632 issued on 25 January 2026.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Education: Correction

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Post date January 19, 2026

Arabic

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Ministerial Decision

Financial Services Authority: Decision E/1/2026 Amending Some Provisions of the Standard Vehicle Insurance Policy Form

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Post date January 14, 2026

Arabic

Based on Royal Decree 20/2024 Establishing the Financial Services Authority and Issuing Its System,

the Standard Vehicle Insurance Policy Form issued by Decision E/19/2016,

and the decision of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The attached amendments to the mentioned Standard Vehicle Insurance Policy Form are hereby implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 30 (thirty) days from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 24 Rajab 1447Corresponding to: 14 January 2026

Abdullah bin Salim bin Abdullah Al-SalmiExecutive President of the Financial Services Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1631 issued on 19 January 2026.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 25/2026 Extending the Period of Suspending the Receipt of Licence Applications to Practise the Activity of Retail Sale in Specialised Stores of Fish, Other Seafood, and Their Products

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Post date January 14, 2026

Arabic

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 20/2026 Granting the Rank of Minister

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Post date January 12, 2026

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

Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Zahir Al-Hinai, Ambassador-at-Large in the Foreign Ministry, is hereby granted the rank of minister.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 22 Rajab 1447 Corresponding to: 12 January 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1630a issued on 13 January 2026.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 13/2026 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Economy and Adopting Its Organisational Structure

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Post date January 12, 2026

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 94/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Economy, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 100/2020 Establishing the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 10/2026 Determining the Mandates of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mandates of the Ministry of Economy are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article II

The Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Economy is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article III

The Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit is hereby merged into the Ministry of Economy; all allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit are hereby transferred to the ministry; and all the officers of this unit are hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades.

Article IV

Subject to the provisions of the mentioned Royal Decree 10/2026, the phrases “Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit” and “Chairman of the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit” are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Economy” and “Minister of Economy” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees.

Article V

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

Article VI

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

Issued on: 22 Rajab 1447Corresponding to: 12 January 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1630a issued on 13 January 2026.

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Royal Decree 21/2026 Appointing to Some Positions

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Post date January 12, 2026

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and the Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 120/2004, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Those named below are hereby appointed each to the position following their name:

His Highness Sayyid Harib bin Thuwaini bin Shihab Al-Said	Advisor in the Diwan of Royal Court with his same grade and financial allocations
Majid bin Said bin Sulaiman Al-Bahri	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs with his same grade and financial allocations
Dr Saif bin Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Hadabi	President of the Research and Innovation Authority with his same grade and financial allocations
Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed bin Rashid Al-Shamsi	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development for Family Affairs and Community Development with his same grade and financial allocations
Dr Jokha bint Abdullah bin Hamoud Al-Shukaili	President of the Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education with her same grade and financial allocations
Sayyid Dr Munther bin Hilal bin Bader Al-Busaidi	President of the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit in the Ministry of Economy with his same grade and financial allocations
Dr Bader bin Hamoud bin Rashid Al-Kharousi	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education
Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Said Al-Shibli	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Higher Education
Dr Intisar bint Abdullah bin Suleiman Ambusaydiyah	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Educational Support Programmes
Ghalib bin Said bin Majid Al-Mamari	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion for Commerce and Industry
Said bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Balushi	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour for Human Resources Development
Dr Abdullah bin Hamoud bin Abdullah Al-Harthy	Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development for Persons with Disabilities Affairs
Dr Yousuf bin Salim bin Mohammed Al-Hinai	Head of the Communication and Government Performance Development Unit in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers with the special grade
Taher bin Mabkhout bin Ali Al-Junaibi	Governor of Dhahirah with the special grade
Engineer Ahmed bin Said bin Mohammed Al-Amri	Chairman of Muscat Municipality with the special grade
Zahir bin Suleiman bin Salim Al-Salmi	Deputy Chairman of the State Financial and Administrative Audit Institution for the Audit of Government Units with the special grade
Sayyid Hamoud bin Sultan bin Hamad Al-Busaidi	Advisor in the Diwan of Royal Court with the special grade

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 22 Rajab 1447 Corresponding to: 12 January 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1630a issued on 13 January 2026.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 10/2026 Determining the Mandates of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers and Adopting Its Organisational Structure

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Post date January 12, 2026

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 87/81 Establishing the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers,

Royal Decree 31/2014 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers,

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

Royal Decree 95/2020 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Information and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 100/2020 Establishing the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers has legal personality and enjoys financial and administrative independence. Its mandates are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article II

The Organisational Structure of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Government Communication Centre in the Ministry of Information and the Directorate General of Quality Management and Government Excellence in the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit are hereby transferred to the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.

Article IV

The officers of the Government Communication Centre in the Ministry of Information and the Directorate General of Quality Management and Government Excellence in the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit are hereby transferred to the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers with their same financial grades.

Article V

The mentioned Royal Decree 31/2014; clauses 24, 25, and 27 of annex 1 attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 95/2020; and clauses 5, 6, 7, and 8 of annex 1 attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 100/2020 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.