Oman

Shura CouncilState Council

Shura Council

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Monarchy
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Sheikh Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali (Male)
Year of birth
1975
Additional information
Elected on 29 Oct. 2011, re-elected on 4 Nov. 2015 and on 3 Nov. 2019.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Nadabi (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 7 Nov. 2019.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
84
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
2
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
2.33% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
45.00
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
31
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Youngest member
Abdullah Al Junaibi (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
62
Oldest member
Abdullah Al Mashoor (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
40 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
46 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
84
Total of female
2 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
23 See historical data for this field.
41-45
17 See historical data for this field.
46-50
23 See historical data for this field.
51-60
22 See historical data for this field.
61-70
1 See historical data for this field.
71-80
0
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 17 23 22 1 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 40 Total >= 46: 46
Male 0 0 23 17 23 20 1 0 0 0 84
Female 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger26.74%26.74%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger46.51%46.51%0%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Results

Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
2
Women Indirectly Elected
0
Women Appointed
0
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
2003
Notes