The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the governmental body in the

Sultanate of Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

responsible for all matters relating to the defence of the state. The

Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

is Sultan

Haitham bin Tariq Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (; born 11 October 1955) is the List of rulers of Oman, Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman. He acceded to the throne in January 2020 after being named successor by his cousin, Qaboos bin Said, Sultan Qaboos bin ...

Defence Leadership

*Brigadier Pat Waterfield, 1958-1970, as Omani Military Secretary *Colonel Hugh Oldman, 1970-1973, as Secretary of Defence * Fahr bin Taimur al Said, 1973-1979, as Deputy Minister of Defence *

Qaboos bin Said Qaboos bin Said Al Said (, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Said dynasty, he was the longest-serving leader in t ...

, 1973-2020, as Minister of Defence *

, 2020-, as Minister of Defence

References

External links

"National Security" page on the website of the Ministry of Information
{{Government of the Sultanate of Oman Government of Oman

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...