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Ministry of Finance (Oman)

Ministry of Finance (Oman)

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The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all government financial matters.

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The current Finance Minister is Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi.[2]

History

The first financial agency was established in January 1941, and the financial affairs were managed by Sultan of Oman.[1] The name of the ministry of changed from the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the Ministry of Finance in the year 1995.[3]

Ministers

Secretaries of financial affairs, appointed by Sultan

Sultan of Oman was nominally the Minister of Finance from January 1972[9] until August 2020. There was a minister responsible for financial affairs.

  • Abd al Hafiz Salem Rajab, January 1972 - 1973 - ?
  • Qais Al-Zawawi, 1982[9] - September 1995[10][11]
  • Ahmed bin Abdul Nabi al Makki, 1995 - March 2011[12]
  • Darwish bin Ismail al-Balushi, March 2011 - August 2020[13]

Minister of Finance

References

  1. [1]
    "Our History". www.mof.gov.om.
  2. [2]
    "Restructuring the Council of Ministers", Royal Decree No 31/2011, issued on March 7, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Amending the Ministerial Formation", Royal Decree No 69/95, issued on December 19, 1995, published in issue no 566 of the Official Gazette.
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    "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.72". www.agda.ae.
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    Thomas, Bertram (1938). "Arab rule under the Al Bu Sa'id dynasty of Oman, 1741-1937". H. Milford.
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    Owtram, Francis Carey. "Oman and the West: State Formation in Oman since 1920" (PDF).
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    "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.73". www.agda.ae.
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    Rich, Paul John; Rich, Paul (August 23, 2009). Creating the Arabian Gulf: The British Raj and the Invasions of the Gulf. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780739127056 – via Google Books.
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    Allen, Calvin H.; Rigsbee, W. Lynn (2000). Oman Under Qaboos. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-714-65001-2.
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    "Current World Leaders". International Academy at Santa Barbara. August 23, 1982 – via Google Books.
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    Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Jun 1985. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049234 – via HathiTrust.
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    Allen, Calvin H.; II, W. Lynn Rigsbee (January 14, 2014). Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996. Routledge. ISBN 9781135314309 – via Google Books.
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    "New Faces at Oman's Central Bank, Ministries as Deficit Swells". BloombergQuint. 18 August 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Oman moves foreign, finance ministers from Sultan's remit in government revamp". Insider.


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