Oman

Shura Council

Political system
Monarchy
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Majles
Chamber name
Majles A'Shura (Shura Council)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2008
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Arab group

Speaker

Official title
Chairman of the Shura Council
Speaker
Sheikh Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali (Male)
Date of birth: 02 Mar 1975
Term
29 Oct 2011
Additional information

Elected on 29 Oct. 2011, re-elected on 4 Nov. 2015, on 3 Nov. 2019 and on 9 Nov. 2023.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Nadabi (Male)
Term
07 Nov 2019
Notes

Appointed on 7 Nov. 2019.

Members

Statutory number of members
90
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
90
Current number of members
90
Men
90
Women
0
Percentage of women
0.0%
Statutory number of members per country
177
Population (in thousands)
5,049
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
29,355

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
48.6
(2023-11)
Youngest member
Ahmed bin Bakhit bin Ahmed Al-Jahfali (Male)
Youngest member (years)
31
Oldest member
Abdullah bin Surur bin Mohammed Al Kaabi (Male)
Oldest member (years)
64
Number of members, by age (2019-11 - 2023-09)
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
Male 0 0 23 17 23 20 1 0 0 0 84
Female 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals per age interval 0 0 23 17 23 22 1 0 0 0 86
Total <= 45: 40 Total >= 46: 46
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
26.7% 27% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
46.5% 47% 0.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No