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Royal decrees reshuffle Oman’s diplomatic corps with new transfers and appointments

From Times of Oman · () English

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  • Oman issued Royal Decree No. 71/2026 ordering transfers and appointments across its diplomatic corps.
  • The decree transfers several ambassadors to the Foreign Ministry’s General Diwan and appoints Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al Bahrani as ambassador to Iraq.
  • It also names new ambassadors to Belarus, Syria, Kuwait, China, Sudan, Somalia, Austria, Senegal and Malaysia, among other posts listed in the decree.

Oman has issued a royal decree reorganizing a wide range of diplomatic assignments, including ambassadorial posts in Iraq, Belarus, Syria, Kuwait, China, Sudan, Somalia, Austria, Senegal and Malaysia.

Royal Decree No. 71/2026 transfers five ambassadors to the General Diwan of the Foreign Ministry. They include Oman’s ambassadors to Malaysia, Austria, Japan, Kuwait and Syria.

The decree transfers Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al Bahrani from Kazakhstan and appoints him Oman’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Iraq. It also appoints Sheikh Nasser bin Sulaiman bin Hamad Al Harthy as ambassador to Belarus and Faisal bin Omar bin Said Al Marhoon as ambassador to Syria.

Several ministers plenipotentiary and a counsellor receive ambassadorial rank and new assignments. The appointments include Ali bin Ahmed bin Salim Al Shanfari to Kuwait, Anwar bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Muqaibal to China, Yaqoub bin Badr bin Ali Al Ruqaishi to Sudan, Salim bin Habib bin Salam Al Omairi to Somalia, Salim bin Saud bin Salim Al Habsi to Austria, Rashid bin Ali bin Humaid Al Badi to Senegal, Hatim bin Hilal bin Ali Al Yaqoubi to Malaysia and Aseela bint Nasser bin Zaid Al Kayoumi to a post listed in the decree.

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