Category: Royal Decree

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

Issa bin Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Shibani, Our ambassador to the Republic of India, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Article II

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

Issued on: 17 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 17 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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

His Highness Sayyid Faisal bin Turki bin Mahmood Al-Said, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Permanent Delegate of the Sultanate of Oman to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Permanent Delegate of the Sultanate of Oman to the Digital Cooperation Organization in Riyadh, is hereby transferred to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry.

Article II

The following are hereby transferred:

1. Talal bin Sulaiman bin Habib Al-Rahbi, Our ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United States of America.

2. Abdulghaffar bin Abdulkareem bin Issa Al-Balushi, Our ambassador to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Article III

Ambassador Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Permanent Delegate of the Sultanate of Oman to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and Permanent Delegate of the Sultanate of Oman to the Digital Cooperation Organization in Riyadh.

Article IV

Minister Plenipotentiary Thamer bin Fayez bin Khalfan Al-Alawi is hereby granted the position of ambassador and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Spain.

Article V

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

Issued on: 17 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 17 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Mineral Resources Law issued by Royal Decree 19/2019,

and the Concession Agreement for the Extraction and Processing of Salt from Seawater between the Sultanate of Oman and Al Baraka Petrochemical Salts LLC for Block 62A signed on 22 January 2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned concession agreement for the extraction and processing of salt from seawater is hereby approved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 10 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 10 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1588 issued on 16 March 2025.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 21/2025 Determining the Mandates of the Foreign Ministry,

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

Maitha bint Saif bin Majid Al-Mahrouqiya, Our ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to Ukraine.

Article II

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

Issued on: 6 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 6 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Maritime Transport and Ports between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed in the city of Rabat on 4 July 2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned 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 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 3 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The attachments to this 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 Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 17/2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Maria Viktor Anatoliyevich Argantova is hereby granted Omani nationality and is hereby authorised to dually hold Omani nationality and Russian nationality.

Article II

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

Issued on: 3 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 3 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1587 issued on 9 March 2025.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

Royal Decree 12/2022 Approving the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Almajd Gas Development LLC, Shell Integrated Gas Oman BV, Marsa Liquefied Natural Gas LLC, and Shell Development Oman LLC for Block 10 signed on 21 December 2021,

and the Marsa Protocol Relating to the Concession Agreement for Block 10 and the Liquefied Natural Gas Bunkering Project signed on 21 April 2024,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned protocol is hereby approved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 3 Ramadan 1446
Corresponding to: 3 March 2025

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1587 issued on 9 March 2025.