Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The ambassadors named below are hereby transferred to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry:

1. Yousuf bin Issa bin Ali Al-Zadjali, Our ambassador to the Russian Federation.

2. Sheikh Jumaa bin Hamdan bin Hassan Al-Malik, Our ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

3. Sheikh Ahmed bin Hashil bin Rashid Al-Maskari, Our ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.

4. Kifaya bint Khamis bin Miyah Al-Raisiya, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain.

5. Mundhir bin Mahfoodh bin Salim Al-Mandhari, Our ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines.

6. Dr Ahmed bin Salim bin Mohammed Baomar, Our ambassador to the Republic of Italy.

7. Sheikh Hamad bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Rawahi, Our ambassador to the Republic of India.

8. Mubarak bin Salim bin Ali Al-Zakwani, Our ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.

9. Engineer Emad bin Hamood bin Salim Al-Abri, Our ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.

10. Saleh bin Mohammad bin Ahmed Al-Saqri, Our ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

11. Yousuf bin Said bin Mohammed Al-Amri, Our ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Article II

The following are hereby transferred:

1. Bader bin Mohammed bin Bader Al-Mandhari, Our ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

2. His Highness Sayyid Nizar bin Al-Julanda bin Majid Al-Said, Our ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Italy.

Article III

The following are hereby appointed:

1. Maitha bint Saif bin Majid Al-Mahrouqiya an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Federal Republic of Germany.

2. Talal bin Sulaiman bin Habib Al-Rahbi an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Federative Republic of Brazil.

3. Hilal bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Sinani an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Tunisia.

4. Ambassador Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Saidi an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Lebanon.

Article IV

The following are hereby granted:

1. Minister Plenipotentiary Abdulghaffar bin Abdulkareem bin Issa Al-Balushi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

2. Minister Plenipotentiary Saif bin Nasser bin Rashid Al-Badai the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.

3. Minister Plenipotentiary Ahmed bin Ali bin Said Al-Rasdhi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

4. Minister Plenipotentiary Mahmood bin Hamad bin Nasser Al-Hasni the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Swiss Confederation.

5. Counsellor Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Awadh Al-Nahdi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Cyprus.

6. Counsellor Hamood bin Salim bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaih the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Russian Federation.

7. Counsellor Irma bint Said bin Mohammed Al-Kathiriya the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to Brunei Darussalam.

8. Counsellor Ruaa bint Issa bin Ashraf Al-Zadjaliya the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Belgium.

9. Counsellor Sayyid Faisal bin Harib bin Hamad Al-Busaidi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

10. Counsellor Omar bin Said bin Omar Al-Kathiri the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Spain.

Article V

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

Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 2 October 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic Auto Translate

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism is hereby approved, subject to the reservation on paragraph 1 of article 23 of the aforementioned convention.

Article II

The competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation.

Article III

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

Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Awwal
1444Corresponding to: 2 October 2022

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 Auto Translate

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 33/2012 Establishing the Civil Aviation Authority,

the System of the Civil Aviation Authority promulgated by Royal Decree 43/2013,

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

Royal Decree 85/2020 regarding the Civil Aviation Authority,

and Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

All the competences relating to climate affairs are hereby assigned to the Environment Authority by way of transfer from the Civil Aviation Authority in the manner provided in the attached annex.

Article II

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to climate affairs are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Article III

The employees of the Civil Aviation Authority competent with climate affairs are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority with their same financial grades.

Article IV

The phrases “Civil Aviation Authority”,”Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority” and “President of the Civil Aviation Authority”, wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to climate affairs, are hereby replaced with the phrases “Environment Authority” and “President of the Environment Authority”, as the case may be.

Article V

The annex of the competences relating to climate affairs attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 85/2020 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VI

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

Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 2 October 2022

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 Auto Translate

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2002,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A Class I Licence is hereby issued to Oman Tower Company to build and operate passive infrastructure for telecommunication towers, in accordance with the provisions of the attached licence.

Article II

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

Issued on: 10 Safar 1444
Corresponding to: 7 September 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Note: The translation of the attachment to this decree is not yet available.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 4/93 Establishing the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates,

the System of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2015,

Royal Decree 75/2020 regarding the Administrative Apparatus of the State,

and Royal Decree 105/2020 Establishing the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones and Determining Its Competences,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The subordination of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates is hereby transferred to the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.

Article II

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones shall undertake practising the competences of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates relating to drawing the public policy, regulation, control, supervision, unification of services, facilities, and incentives provided to investors.

Article III

The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates shall undertake practising the competences relating to the operation of industrial estates.

Article IV

The phrase “Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion” is hereby replaced with the phrase “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones” wherever it appears in laws and royal decrees relating to the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates.

Article V

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones shall issue the necessary decisions to implement the provisions of this decree.

Article VI

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

Article VII

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1443
Corresponding to: 28 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1448 issued on 3 July 2022.