Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in Wadi Bani Omar Al-Gharbi in the Wilayat of Liwa in the Governorate of Batinah North—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 3 May 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The annexes of 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 Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in the Niyabat of Samad Al-Shan in the Wilayat of Mudhaibi in the Governorate of Sharqiyah North—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 3 May 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The annexes of 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 Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in the Niyabat of Lima in the Wilayat of Khasab in the Governorate of Musandam—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 3 May 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The annexes of 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 Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in Wadi Mijlas in the Wilayat of Qurayyat in the Governorate of Muscat—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 3 May 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The annexes of 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, the Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 120/2004, and Royal Decree 7/2026 Establishing the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Yarub bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Yarubi is hereby appointed Secretary General of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs 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: 4 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 Corresponding to: 22 April 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1645 issued on 26 April 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 Abdulghaffar bin Abdulkarim bin Issa Al-Balushi, Our ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Republic of Paraguay, the Republic of Ecuador, and the Republic of Chile.

Article II

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

Issued on: 3 Dhu Al-Qadah 1447
Corresponding to: 21 April 2026

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1645 issued on 26 April 2026.