وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الدينية | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Oman |
Headquarters | Muscat 23°35′56″N58°25′14″E / 23.59889°N 58.42056°E |
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Website | Official website |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Cabinet |
Omanportal |
The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MARA) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for overseeing all matters related to awqaf and religious affairs.
The current Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs is Mohammed bin Said bin Khalfan Al Mamari, [1] [2] he was appointed as minister in the year 2022. [3]
In 2017 Oman announced the Mushaf Muscat, the world’s 1st interactive calligraphic Quran. [4] The Ministry is a voting member of the Unicode Consortium. [5]
The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs was originally established as the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The original ministry was merged with the Ministry of Justice to established the Ministry of Justice, Awqaf and Religious Affairs in 1982, [6] until they split up again in the year 1997 creating the ministry in its current name replacing the term "Islamic" with "Religious". [7]
The competences of the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs are as follows: [8]
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