{"id":413,"date":"2025-08-11T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:26:49","slug":"majlis-adawla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/about-oman\/legislature\/majlis-adawla\/","title":{"rendered":"Majlis A\u2019Dawla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e413-e1 mbh-0\"><div class=\"x-row e413-e2 mbh-1 mbh-2\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e413-e3 mbh-3\"><div class=\"x-div e413-e4-v0 mbh-4 fm-comp fm-container-1-col\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e413-e5-v0 mbh-5 mbh-6 fm-comp fm-text-intro\">Majlis A\u2019Dawla (the State Council) consists of a president and members, appointed for four-year terms by Royal Decree. The total number of members, including the president, must not exceed the number of members of the Shura Council.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e413-e6-v0 mbh-4 fm-comp fm-container-1-col\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e413-e7-v0 mbh-8 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Role<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e413-e8-v0 mbh-6 mbh-7 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><p>Under the Oman Council Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. 7\/2021, the State Council, studies and discusses issues related to the implementation of development plans and presents its proposals on these to the Government.<\/p>\n<p>It may also submit proposals and studies that contribute to consolidating the values of Omani society and preserve its achievements.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e413-e9-v0 mbh-9\"\/><\/div><div class=\"x-div e413-e10-v0 mbh-4 fm-comp fm-container-1-col\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e413-e11-v0 mbh-8 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e413-e12-v0 mbh-6 mbh-7 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><p>Majlis A\u2019Dawla is responsible for approving or amending draft laws sent to it from the lower house, Majlis A\u2019Shura, before submitting them to His Majesty the Sultan.<\/p>\n<p>It may also propose draft laws to the Government for study before they are passed to the Majlis A\u2019Shura for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Majlis A\u2019Dawla also plays an important role in the review of Oman\u2019s annual budget.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e413-e13-v0 mbh-9\"\/><\/div><div class=\"x-div e413-e14-v0 mbh-4 fm-comp fm-container-1-col\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e413-e15-v0 mbh-8 fm-comp fm-h2\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Membership<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e413-e16-v0 mbh-6 mbh-7 fm-comp fm-text-standard\"><p>The 86 members of Majlis A\u2019Dawla, both men and women, are chosen from Omani citizens who have spent long years in service of the state, from those who have performed great services to the country, and from those who are known for their competence and experience in the fields of science, literature and culture.<\/p>\n<p>Such figures include professors of universities, colleges and institutes of higher education, notables and business leaders, as well as figures from other groups whom the Sultan chooses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majlis A\u2019Dawla (the State Council) consists of a president and members, appointed for four-year terms by Royal Decree. 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