The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MOHT) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for promoting and preserving Omani heritage and tourism.
The first governmental body to be officially concerned with heritage and culture was the Ministry of Information and Culture (its name at the time) in accordance with the responsibilities assigned to it in 1975 by Royal Decree No 26/75.[3] Some of these responsibilities were moved out of the Ministry of Information and Culture to the Ministry of Royal Court Affairs (its name at the time) by Royal Decree No 12/76[4] by transferring the Directorate of Heritage Collection to the Ministry of Royal Court Affairs. In 1976, Faisal bin Ali Al Said was appointed as the Minister of Omani Heritage who took over all heritage and cultural responsibilities.[5]
The name of the Ministry of Omani Heritage was changed in the same year of its establishment to the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture,[6] which in turn was renamed to the Ministry of Heritage and Culture in 2002.[7] It was renamed to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism in 2020.[8]
Mal Allah bin Ali bin Habib – appointed as Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in 1982.[13]
Salim bin Ismail bin Ali Al Suwaid – appointed as Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in 1986,[14] then as the Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture for Cultural Affairs in 1991.[15]
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Harthy – appointed as Undersecretary for the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture for Heritage Affairs in 1991.[15]
Fatik bin Fahar bin Taimur Al Said – appointed as Secretary-General for Traditional Arts in 1994.[16]
^Royal Decree No. 14/76 (Untitled), Issued on April 12, 1976
^Modifying the Name of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Royal Decree No 10/2002, issued on February 14, 2002, published in issue no 713 of the Official Gazette.
^ ab"Specifying the Competences of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Adopting its Organizational Structure", Royal Decree No. 24/2005, issued on February 26, 2005, published in issue no. 786 of the Official Gazette.
^Royal Decree No 12/76 (Untitled), issued on April 10, 1976.
^Royal Decree No. 97/82 (Untitled), issued on December 9, 1982
^Appointing an Undersecretary and an Advisor to the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Royal Decree No. 3/86, issued on January 2, 1986.
^ abAppointing an Two Undersecretaries of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Royal Decree No 121/91, issued on December 12, 1991.
^Appointing A Secretary General For Traditional Arts in the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, Royal Decree No. 109/94, issued on October 31, 1994, published in issue no 538 of the Official Gazette
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