The Council of Ministers assists His Majesty the Sultan in drawing up the general policy of the State. It is the institution entrusted with the implementation of the general policy of the State. In this context, the Council of Ministers undertakes the specific task of submitting recommendations to His Majesty the Sultan about economic, political, social, executive and administrative matters of concern to the government.
This includes proposals of draft laws, Royal decrees, decisions aimed to promote the welfare of citizens or securing basic services to be rendered to them or raising the economic, health and cultural standards of citizens or determining the general objectives and policies of economic, social and administrative development or proposing suitable means and procedures to implement these policies to guarantee the proper utilization of financial, economic and human resources. In addition, the Council of Ministers discusses the development plans prepared by the departments concerned and submits them to His Majesty the Sultan for approval. It also discusses the proposals of ministries, each in their areas of discretion, and takes proper decisions on those proposals.
The Council of Ministers supervises the smooth operation of the State’s administrative apparatus and follows up the way it performs its duties and coordinates among its units. It is also entrusted with the general supervision of enforcement of laws, Royal Decrees, decisions, regulations, treaties, agreements and court rulings, in addition to other tasks or missions that are delegated to the Council by His Majestythe Sultan or tasks entrusted to it by the power of law. The Council of Ministers has a Secretariat General which helps it perform its functions.
Membership of the Council of Ministers, under the chairmanship of His Majesty the Sultan, is as follows:
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik bin Taimour al-Said
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Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said
Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers
Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik bin Taimour al-Said
Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs
Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik al-Said
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud al-Busaidi
Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court
General Sultan bin Mohammed al-Nu’amani
Minister of Royal Office
Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal bin Said al-Busaidi
Minister of Interior
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi
Foreign Minister
Sultan bin Salim bin Said al-Habsi
Minister of Finance
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Salmi
Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad bin Saif al-Rumhy
Minister of Energy and Minerals
Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid al-Sa’eedi
Minister of Health
Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser al-Shibaniyah
Minister of Education
Sayyid Saud bin Hilal bin Hamad al-Busaidi
Minister of State and Governor of Muscat
Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sa’eedi
Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs
Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Harrasi
Minister of Information
Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamoud al-Busaidi
Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar
Sayyid Ibrahim bin Saeed bin Ibrahim Al-Busaidi
Minister of State and Governor of Musandam
Salim bin Mohammed bin Said al-Mahrouqi
Minister of Heritage and Tourism
Dr. Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed al-Habsi
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
Dr. Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak al-Shu’aili
Minister of Housing and Urban Planning
Dr. Rahma bint Ibrahim bin Said al-Mahrouqiyah
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
Eng. Said bin Hamoud bin Said al-Ma’awali
Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
Dr. Said bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Saqri
Minister of Economy
Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa al-Yousef
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion
Laila bint Ahmed bin Awadh al-Najar
Minister of Social Development
