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The Consultative Assembly (Arabic: مجلس الشورى; transcription: Majlis al-Shura) is the lower house of the Council of Oman. It is the only legislative body in Oman of which all members are democratically elected. The other chamber of the parliament is the Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla). The assembly consists of 90 elected members.
The sultan addresses all the members of this council on an annual basis. [2] There are 15 women members (14 of them are in the state council) among the 169 members of the parliament. [3] In November 2009 construction work began on the Majlis Oman project, a landmark building to accommodate the parliament assembly hall and the upper and lower ...
The chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Oman is appointed by the sultan by royal decree. [ 1 ] This is a list of chairmen ( speakers ) of the Consultative Assembly of Oman since 1991, and its predecessor, State Consultative Council which lasted from 1981 until 1991:
The Council of State (Arabic: مجلس الدولة العماني Majlis ad-Dawla al-ʿUmāniyyi) is the upper house of the Council of Oman. It has 83 members all of whom are appointed by the Sultan. The other house is the Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-Shura).
The Council of State was established in December 1997 with a Royal Decree which states (article 17) that "the State Council shall assist the Government to implement the overall development strategy and shall contribute in deepening the roots of the Omani society, maintaining the achievements and ascertaining the principles of the basic law of the state".
The court system in Oman is regulated by Royal Decree 90/99. There are three court levels in Oman, the Elementary Court is the lowest court, followed by the Court of Appeal, and then the Supreme Court as the highest court in the country. In addition to this there is an Administrative Court that looks into cases made against the government.
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Chairmen of the Consultative Assembly (Oman) (4 P) Pages in category "Members of the Consultative Assembly (Oman)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.