Head of state and government
Verified
Titles follow the Foreign Ministry's English report of Royal Decree 17/2026, which it describes as an unofficial translation; its ministers' profiles page (updated 21 September 2026) uses slightly different wording for some titles and does not list the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs, who is listed in the decree report. The national portal oman.om returned an error on 13 October 2026.
- Head of state and government
- Haitham bin TarikSultan
- Government
- Council of Ministers of OmanSince 12 Jan 2026
- System
- Absolute monarchyCapital: Muscat
- UN e-government rank
- 41 of 193EGDI 2024
Oman is an absolute monarchy[1]. The Sultan, Haitham bin Tarik, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 25 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Muscat
- Region
- Western Asia
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Omani rial (ر.ع.)
- People
- Omani
- Borders
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
- Calling code
- +968
- Internet domain
- .om
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Council of Ministers of Oman
25 of 25 verified on official pages
Recomposed by Royal Decree 17/2026 on 12 January 2026. The Sultan presides over the Council as Prime Minister. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[8]
2024
0.858rank 41 of 193
- Online services0.808
- Human capital0.798
- Telecom infrastructure0.967
Record of changes
Timeline
12 Jan 2026
Royal Decree 17/2026 recomposes the Council of Ministers; Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said is named Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.[6]
Verified
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]Head of State
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OmanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Council of Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OmanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Royal Decree No. 17/2026 restructuring the Council of Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OmanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Ministers' profiles
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OmanOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026