Oman Restructures Government in Bid To Revive Economy
Sultan Haitham’s 28 royal decrees aim to centralize and empower the government, but they are only the beginning of reforms in the sultanate.
Journalist, Oman
Turki bin Ali al-Balushi is the Oman correspondent at Bloomberg LP and a communications consultant. He has worked for the last 10 years in local and international media and has founded independent media platforms in his native Oman. In 2012, al-Balushi started the first online newspaper in Oman. In 2018, he started the podcast “Al-Sekka” to provide in-depth analysis and interviews.
Sultan Haitham’s 28 royal decrees aim to centralize and empower the government, but they are only the beginning of reforms in the sultanate.
The first decisions of Oman's new sultan, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, demonstrate a calm and deliberate ruling style and offer a glimpse into important changes that may be yet to come.