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Oman,officially the Sultanate of Oman,is a country located in West Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula,and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia,United Arab Emirates,and Yemen,while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The capital and largest city is Muscat. Oman has a population of nearly 4.7 million and is ranked the 124th most-populous country. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast,and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by United Arab Emirates on their land borders,with the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.
The Politics of Oman take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy,where the Sultan of Oman is both head of state and head of government. The Sultan is hereditary,who appoints a cabinet to assist him. The sultan also serves as the supreme commander of the armed forces and prime minister.
Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said,he was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death,having ruled for almost half a century.
"as-Salâm as-Solṭâni" is the national anthem of the Sultanate of Oman. It is an ode originally dedicated to Qaboos bin Said (1940–2020),the former Sultan of Oman.
Sultan Qaboos University is a public university located in al-Seeb,Oman. Established in 1986,it is one of the two public universities in the country and is named after Qaboos bin Said al-Said,the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020.
The Central Bank of Oman was established in December 1974 and began operations on 1 April 1975. It replaced the Oman Currency Board as the principal currency authority in Oman. Currently it is headed by Taimur bin Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said.
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Omanis are the nationals of Sultanate of Oman,located in the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Omanis have inhabited the territory that is now Oman. In the eighteenth century,an alliance of traders and rulers transformed Muscat into the leading port of the Persian Gulf. Omani people are ethnically diverse;the Omani citizen population consists of many different ethnic groups. The majority of the population consists of Arabs,with many of these Arabs being Swahili language speakers and returnees from the Swahili Coast,particularly Zanzibar.
The 2011 Omani protests were a series of protests in the Persian Gulf country of Oman that occurred as part of the revolutionary wave popularly known as the "Arab Spring".
The Royal Oman Police (ROP),also known as Oman Police,is the main law and order agency for the Sultanate of Oman. It maintains a helicopter fleet and also carries on the duties of safeguarding the long Omani coastline.
The Foreign Ministry is the government body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for organising and directing Oman's relations with other countries and with regional and international organisations.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all government financial matters.
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman.
Dr. Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily is an Omani advisor at the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ismaily was previously the chairman and chief executive officer of the Sultanate of Oman Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development,or Ithraa. Al Ismaily has been conferred by the Sultan of Oman,Haitham bin Tariq,the second class order of Oman and by Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur,the late Sultan of Oman,the third and the second class orders of Oman.
The Royal Office is one of the most senior and therefore powerful ministries in the Sultanate of Oman. It is a government body that has most influence in national security and intelligence issues and the minister in charge has been the de facto national security advisor to the Sultan. The Palace Office also acts as a foreign liaison focus on all international intelligence and security matters.
Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al-Sabti was born on October 27,1972. On June 16,2022,His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq has issued a Royal Decree appointing Dr. Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al Sabti,as the new Minister of Health. He succeeded His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi on this new role.
Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri is a politician from Oman who served as chairman of the Council of State of Oman from 8 March 2004 to 18 August 2020. He has been also served as Minister of Higher Education of Oman and Chairmen of Sultan Qaboos University.
Taimur bin Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said is a member of the royal family of Oman and current chairman of the board of Central Bank of Oman. He is a son of Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said,who is one of the Deputy Prime Ministers and one of the brothers of the Sultan,Haitham bin Tariq.
Sultan bin Salim bin Said al-Habsi is the current Minister of Finance of Oman since 18 August 2020. He is also the chairman of Oman Investment Authority.
Mohammed bin Said bin Khalfan Al Mamari is the Omani Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs. He was appointed as minister on 16 June 2022.
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