VOL. XLIV

No. 21

21-May-2001

OMAN

Sultan Qaboos Announces Limited Cabinet Reshuffle

Sultan Qaboos of Oman on 15 May issued a Royal Decree making limited changes to the countrys cabinet, with Shaikh Suhail Shammas appointed to head a newly created Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water. At the same time the Ministries of Regional Municipalities and Environment and Water Resources have been merged into a single Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water, with Khamis al-'Alawi as...