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

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12 January 2026

Royal Decree No. 17/2026 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