Sultanate of Oman
Ministry of Finance
وزارة المالية
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1941[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Oman
HeadquartersMuscat Oman
23°36′48″N 58°35′42″E / 23.61333°N 58.59500°E / 23.61333; 58.59500
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

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

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 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.
  9. 1 2 3 Allen, Calvin H.; Rigsbee, W. Lynn (2000). Oman Under Qaboos. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-714-65001-2.
  10. "Current World Leaders". International Academy at Santa Barbara. August 23, 1982 via Google Books.
  11. Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Jun 1985. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049234 via HathiTrust.
  12. 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.
  13. "New Faces at Oman's Central Bank, Ministries as Deficit Swells". BloombergQuint. 18 August 2020.
  14. "Oman moves foreign, finance ministers from Sultan's remit in government revamp". Insider.


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