Ministry of Finance (Oman)

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Sultanate of Oman
Ministry of Finance
وزارة المالية
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Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1941 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Oman
Headquarters Muscat Flag of Oman.svg
23°36′48″N58°35′42″E / 23.61333°N 58.59500°E / 23.61333; 58.59500
Agency executive
Website Official website

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

Contents

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.

Minister of Finance

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our History". www.mof.gov.om.
  2. ↑ "Restructuring the Council of Ministers", Royal Decree No 31/2011, issued on March 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Amending the Ministerial Formation", Royal Decree No 69/95, issued on December 19, 1995, published in issue no 566 of the Official Gazette.
  4. 1 2 "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.72". www.agda.ae.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Bertram (1938). "Arab rule under the Al Bu Sa'id dynasty of Oman, 1741-1937". H. Milford.
  6. 1 2 3 Owtram, Francis Carey. "Oman and the West: State Formation in Oman since 1920" (PDF).
  7. 1 2 "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.73". www.agda.ae.
  8. ↑ 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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  14. ↑ "Oman moves foreign, finance ministers from Sultan's remit in government revamp". Insider.


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