Ministry of Defence (Oman) explained

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

• Brigadier Pat Waterfield, 1958-1970, as Omani Military Secretary^[1]
• Colonel Hugh Oldman, 1970-1973, as Secretary of Defence
• Fahr bin Taimur al Said, 1973-1979, as Deputy Minister of Defence
• Qaboos bin Said, 1973-2020, as Minister of Defence^[2]
• Haitham bin Tariq, 2020-, as Minister of Defence^[3]

External links

• "National Security" page on the website of the Ministry of Information

Notes and References

1. Web site: Worrall . James . Statebuilding and Counterinsurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire . Bloomsbury Publishing . en . 30 January 2018.
2. Web site: Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Defense . Ministry of Defence.
3. Web site: His Majesty Sultan Haitham – Oman Pocket Guide .