Royal Decree No. 17/2026 restructuring the Council of Ministers

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal Decree No. 17/2026 restructuring the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of His Majesty the Sultan as follows:

Article (1) restructures the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of His Majesty the Sultan as follows:

His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs
His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik bin Taimur Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs
His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat
Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Royal Court
Lieutenant General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nomani, Minister of the Royal Office
Sayyid. Hamoud bin Faisal bin Said Al Busaidi, Minister of the Interior
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister
Sultan bin Salim bin Saeed Al Habsi, Minister of Finance
Dr Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser Al Shibaniyah, Minister of Education
Sayyid Saud bin Hilal bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al Saidi, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs
Dr Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Harrasi, Minister of Information
Dr Khamis bin Saif bin Hamoud Al Jabri, Minister of Economy
Sayyid. Ibrahim bin Said bin Ibrahim Al Busaidi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism
Dr Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al Habsi, Minister of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources
Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al Shuaili, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning
Engineer Saeed bin Hamood bin Saeed Al Mawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
Dr Laila bint Ahmed bin Awad Al Najjar, Minister of Social Development
Dr Mahad bin Saeed bin Ali Baowain, Minister of Labour
Engineer Salem bin Nasser bin Saeed Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals
Dr Mohammed bin Saeed bin Khalfan Al-Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs
Dr Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al-Sabti, Minister of Health
Anwar bin Hilal bin Hamdoun Al Jabri, Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment Promotion

Article (2) says that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.