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The '''Ministry of Defence''' (MOD) is the governmental body in the [[Sultanate of Oman]] responsible for all matters relating to the defence of the state.


The '''Ministry of Defence''' (MOD) is the governmental body in the [[Sultanate of Oman]] responsible for all matters relating to the [[Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces|defence of the state]].
The current Minister Responsible for Defence is [[Badr bin Saud al Busaidi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cabinet of Ministers|url=http://www.omanet.om/english/government/defence.asp?cat=gov|publisher=Ministry of Information|accessdate=10 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913235836/http://www.omanet.om/english/government/defence.asp?cat=gov|archivedate=13 September 2012}}</ref><ref>Reformation of the Council of Ministers, Royal Decree No 31/2011, issued on March 7, 2011</ref>

The [[Defence minister|Minister of Defence]] is Sultan [[Haitham bin Tariq]].

==Defence Leadership==
*Brigadier [[Pat Waterfield]], 1958-1970, as Omani Military Secretary<ref name="worrall">{{cite web |last1=Worrall |first1=James |title=Statebuilding and Counterinsurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JPalDwAAQBAJ |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |language=en |date=30 January 2018}}</ref>
*Colonel [[Hugh Oldman]], 1970-1973, as Secretary of Defence<ref name="worrall" />
*[[Fahr bin Taimur al Said]], 1973-1979, as Deputy Minister of Defence

*[[Qaboos bin Said]], 1973<ref name="worrall" />-2020, as Minister of Defence<ref>{{cite web |title=Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Defense |url=https://www.mod.gov.om/en-US/Pages/about-us.aspx |publisher=Ministry of Defence}}</ref>
*[[Haitham bin Tariq]], 2020-, as Minister of Defence<ref>{{cite web |title=His Majesty Sultan Haitham – Oman Pocket Guide |url=https://omanpocketguide.com/his-majesty-sultan-haitham/}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 03:52, 27 August 2024

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all matters relating to the defence of the state.

The Minister of Defence is Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Defence Leadership

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Worrall, James (30 January 2018). "Statebuilding and Counterinsurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire". Bloomsbury Publishing.
  2. ^ "Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Defense". Ministry of Defence.
  3. ^ "His Majesty Sultan Haitham – Oman Pocket Guide".
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