Category: Royal Decree

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:

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.

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.

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 Dr Ali bin Masoud bin Ali Al-Sunaidi is hereby appointed an advisor in the Diwan of Royal Court with his same rank and financial allocations.

Article II

Dr Said bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Saqri is hereby appointed economic advisor in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs with his same rank and financial allocations.

Article III

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.

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

Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef is hereby appointed Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones with his same rank and financial allocations.

Article II

Sayyid Faisal bin Hamoud bin Nasr Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed Governor of Musandam with the rank of minister.

Article III

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.

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

The Council of Ministers is hereby recomposed under Our chairmanship as follows:

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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Statute of the Oman Investment Authority issued by Royal Decree 57/2021,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 12 of the mentioned Statute of the Oman Investment Authority is hereby replaced with the following text:

The president has two deputies appointed by royal decree. They have all administrative and financial authorities within the limits stated in the regulations of the authority.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

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.

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 issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and Royal Decree 14/2024 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Social Development and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

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

Article II

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

Article III

The mentioned Royal Decree 14/2024 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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.

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 issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 79/2020 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 9/2021 regarding the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education” is hereby amended to the “Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education”, and its mandates are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article II

The Organisational Structure of the Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to professional licences, national studies, and international studies are hereby transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education.

Article IV

The officers of the divisions relating to professional licences, national studies, and international studies are hereby transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education with their same financial grades, in accordance with the coordination between the heads of the two units.

Article V

The phrases “Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education” and “executive president” are hereby replaced with the phrases “Oman Authority for Quality Assurance of Education” and “president of the authority” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees.

Article VI

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

Article VII

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.