Several ministries in the Sultanate of Oman were renamed, merged along with new additions as the Sultan of Oman issues as much as 28 new royal decrees to shuffle the government.
New Ministries
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Ministry of Labor and
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth
Sultan Haitham’s son, Dhilyazen bin Haitham, will head the new Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth.
Merged Ministries
Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs was merged to form the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was merged to the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources.
Renamed Ministries
Ministry of Oil and Gas to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning
Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism
Ministry of Trade and Industry to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Investment Promotion
New Leadership
Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al Busaidi will become the new foreign minister after he takes over the reins taking from Yusuf bin Alawi the veteran minister who had served in the brief since 1997.
Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed Al Habsi becomes finance minister.
Sultan Haitham affirmed that the new government will work on decreasing public debt and fiscal deficit, as well as restructuring the public apparatus and companies. Internally the government will focus on modernizing the education system, science and development.
