The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all government financial matters.
| وزارة المالية | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1941[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Oman |
| Headquarters | Muscat  23°36′48″N 58°35′42″E / 23.61333°N 58.59500°E |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Official website |
The current Finance Minister is Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi.[2]
History edit
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 edit
Secretaries of financial affairs, appointed by Sultan
- D. V. McCullum, 1920[4]
- Mohammed bim Ahmed Al Ghashan, 1920-1925[4]
- Bertram Thomas 1925-1930[5][6]
- S. E. Hedgecock, 1930-1931[6][7]
- Reginald George Evelyn William Alban, 1931-1932[6][7]
- Cornelius James Pelly, 1968 - 1970[8]
- Philip Aldous, 1970 - 1972[9]
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
- Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi, August 2020 -[14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Our History". www.mof.gov.om.
- ^ "Restructuring the Council of Ministers", Royal Decree No 31/2011, issued on March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Amending the Ministerial Formation", Royal Decree No 69/95, issued on December 19, 1995, published in issue no 566 of the Official Gazette.
- ^ a b "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.72". www.agda.ae.
- ^ Thomas, Bertram (1938). "Arab rule under the Al Bu Sa'id dynasty of Oman, 1741-1937". H. Milford.
- ^ a b c Owtram, Francis Carey. "Oman and the West: State Formation in Oman since 1920" (PDF).
- ^ a b "FCO 8/574 Sultan of Muscat p.73". www.agda.ae.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Allen, Calvin H.; Rigsbee, W. Lynn (2000). Oman Under Qaboos. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-714-65001-2.
- ^ "Current World Leaders". International Academy at Santa Barbara. August 23, 1982 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Jan-Jun 1985. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015073049234 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Faces at Oman's Central Bank, Ministries as Deficit Swells". BloombergQuint. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Oman moves foreign, finance ministers from Sultan's remit in government revamp". Insider.
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