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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 issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,
Royal Decree 79/2020 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Royal Decree 98/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Higher Education to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Royal Decree 11/2026 Establishing the Research and Innovation Authority, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
and Royal Decree 12/2026 Amending the Name of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education to the Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation are hereby merged into one ministry named the “Ministry of Education”, and its mandates are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.
Article II
The Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Education is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.
Article III
All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Education, and their officers are hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades.
Article IV
Subject to the provisions of the mentioned Royal Decree 11/2026 and Royal Decree 12/2026, the phrases “Ministry of Education”, “Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation”, “Minister of Education”, and “Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Education” and “Minister of Education”.
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All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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.