Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said of Oman issued on Tuesday a royal decree to reform the Omani Cabinet.
Oman News Agency (ONA) stated that the new Cabinet as follows: Fahad bin Mahmoud al-Said as Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs; Shihab bin Tariq al-Said as Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; and Dhi Yazan bin Haitham bin Tarik al-Said as Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth.
The Sultan also appointed Khalid bin Hilal al-Busaidi as Minister of the Royal Court; Sultan bin Mohammed al-Nuamani as Minister of the Royal Office; Hamoud bin Faisal al-Busaidi as Minister of Interior; Badr bin Hammad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi as Foreign Minister; Sultan bin Salem al-Habsi as Minister of Finance; and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Salmi as Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs.
He also named Mohamed bin Hamad al-Rumhi Minister of Energy and Minerals; Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Obaid al-Saeedi Minister of Health; Madeeha bint Ahmed bin Nassir al-Shaibaniyah Minister of Education; Saud bin Hilal al-Busaidi Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, Abdullah bin Mohamed al-Saeedi Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs and Abdullah bin Nasser al-Harrasi Minister of Information.
The decree also included Mohammad bin Sultan al-Busaidi as Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, Ibrahim bin Said al-Busaidi as Minister of State and Governor of Musandam, Salem bin Muhammad al-Mahrouqi as Minister of Heritage and Tourism and Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed al-Habsi as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources.
The Sultan also named Rahma al-Mahrouqi Minister of Higher Education, Saeed bin Hamoud al-Maawali Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Saeed bin Muhammad al-Saqri Minister of Economy, Qais al-Youssef Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment Promotion, Laila bint Ahmed al-Najjar Minister of Social Development, Mahad bin Saeed Baouin Minister of Labour, and Khalfan al-Shuaili Minister of Housing and Urban Planning.
