Council of Oman

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The Council of Oman is the bicameral national legislature of the Sultanate of Oman, comprising an appointed upper chamber and an elected lower chamber that together advise on and review national laws and policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliamentary body
compositionCharacteristic lower chamber members elected
upper chamber members appointed
constitutionalStatus advisory and review body within an absolute monarchy
country Oman
establishedBy Royal decrees of the Sultan of Oman
governmentBranch legislative branch of Oman
hasAuthorityOver draft economic legislation
draft social legislation
public policy recommendations
hasChamberSelectionMethod lower chamber elected by popular vote
upper chamber appointed by the Sultan
hasFunction expert and technocratic input through the appointed chamber
representation of Omani citizens through the elected chamber
hasPart Consultative Assembly of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman

Council of State
hasRoleIn Oman’s development plans discussion
hasWebsite official website of the Council of Oman
headOfGovernmentInteraction receives draft laws from the Council of Ministers
jurisdiction Sultanate of Oman
linked to: Oman
legalBasis Basic Statute of the State of Oman
linked to: Omani Basic Law
legislativeBodyFor Government of Oman
legislativeProcessRole advises on draft laws
discusses socio-economic plans
proposes amendments to draft legislation
reviews national policies
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Muscat Governorate
lowerChamber Consultative Assembly of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
meetsFrequency at least one regular session per year
meetsIn Muscat
meetsInBuilding Council of Oman building in Muscat
nativeName Majlis Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
numberOfChambers 2
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf political system of Oman
region Middle East
replaces earlier consultative councils of Oman
sessionType extraordinary sessions
regular sessions
subordinateTo Sultan of Oman
typeOfLegislature consultative legislature
upperChamber Council of State
votingSystemLowerChamber single-member constituencies (historically used)

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Government of Oman legislativeBody Council of Oman
Government of Oman upperHouse Council of State of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
Government of Oman lowerHouse Consultative Assembly of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
Council of Oman hasPart Consultative Assembly of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
Council of Oman lowerChamber Consultative Assembly of Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
Council of Oman nativeName Majlis Oman
linked to: Council of Oman
Council of Ministers (Oman) worksWith Consultative Council of Oman
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Council of Oman
Council of Ministers (Oman) worksWith Council of State of Oman
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Council of Oman
Omani Basic Law establishes Council of Oman