Council of Oman

Council of Oman مجلس عُـمان
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Council of State of Oman Consultative Assembly of Oman
Members	167
Last election	15 October 2011
Meeting place
Muscat, Oman
Website
http://www.statecouncil.om/kentico/default.aspx

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The Council of Oman is a bicameral parliament, made up of member of the State Council and Consultation Council as stipulated in Article 58 of the Basic Law of the State.^[1] It is considered to be the main Parliament in Oman. It assists the government in drawing up the general policies of the state. The Council meets at the request of Sultan Qaboos, to study and discuss matters raised by him, taking all its decisions on the basis of a majority vote. Sultan Qaboos 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 167 members of the parliament.

In October 19, 2011, Sultan Qaboos expanded the power of the council of Oman.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.omanet.om/english/government/basiclaw/council.asp?cat=gov&subcat=blaw
2. ^ http://www.statecouncil.om/kentico/Inner_Pages/OmanCommittee.aspx
3. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/20/ap/middleeast/main20122953.shtml