Consultative Assembly (Oman)

The Consultative Assembly ( Arabic مجلس الشورى Majlis asch-Shura , DMG Maǧlis aš-Šūrā ) is the legislature of the Sultanate of Oman with 83 elected members, but the legislative power rests solely with the Sultan Qaboos ibn Said .

The al-Bustan Palace - the State Council building in Muscat where the Consultative Assembly meets

The monarch also makes the final voting decisions and can reject election results. No political parties are allowed in Oman . Only non-attached candidates can be elected. A proportional system is used for voting. Provinces with more than 30,000 inhabitants send two delegates, smaller ones elect one delegate. The second chamber is the State Assembly ( Majlis ad-Dawla ).

So far the following legislative periods have existed:

• 1991-1994
• 1994-1997
• 1997-2000
• 2000-2003
• 2003-2007
• 2007-2011
• 2011-2015

The acting chairman in 2012 was Khalid bin Hilal bin Nasir al Mawali.

On March 13, 2011, Sultan Qaboos ibn Said introduced a decree that gave parliament legislative and supervisory powers.

Web links

• Website of the Consultative Assembly (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Qaboos gives legislative powers to the Council of Oman , gulfnews. March 13, 2011.