His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik is to make state visits to the People’s Republic of China and Brunei Darussalam, starting this Sunday.

The following statement was issued by the Diwan of Royal Court:

“As part of the Sultanate of Oman’s efforts to explore every avenue for strengthening and developing relations of friendship and cooperation and advancing them towards broader and more comprehensive horizons across all fields, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik will, by the will and grace of Almighty Allah, make State Visits to the People’s Republic of China and Brunei Darussalam beginning on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

“His Majesty’s visits will address various areas of cooperation and opportunities to strengthen and develop them across different fields in support of shared interests and aspirations.

“His Majesty will be accompanied by a high-level official delegation comprising: His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court; General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nomani, Minister of the Royal Office; Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi; Dr Hamad bin Said Al Aufi, Head of the Private Office; Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi, President of the Oman Investment Authority; Engineer Said bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology and Anwar bin Hilal Al Jabri, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion.

“Ahmed bin Jaafar Al Musalmi, Governor of the Central Bank of Oman, and Ambassador Anwar bin Ahmed Muqaibal, Oman’s Ambassador-designate to the People’s Republic of China, will join His Majesty’s visit to China.

“Ambassador Erma bint Said Al Kathiry, Oman’s Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, will join His Majesty’s visit to Brunei Darussalam.”