02/10/2025
Directorate General of Education
The Directorate General of Education in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate consists of various departments and sections, which carry out functions defined in accordance with the recently approved organisational structure of the Ministry of Education.
- Preparing the general and future plans for the work of the Directorate, in line with the objectives of education in the Sultanate.
- Participating in the preparation of the Ministry's five-year and annual plans in coordination with the competent divisions.
- Identifying the training needs of the Directorate's staff and proposing courses suited to their needs in coordination with the competent divisions.
- Implementing the policies and decisions issued by the Ministry regarding the provision of educational services in the Governorate.
- Encouraging research, innovation and renewal initiatives arising from the educational field.
- Supervising the science centres and robotics laboratories in the Governorate and participating in the preparation of their annual implementation plans to ensure that the centres' objectives are achieved.
- Participating in improving and developing career guidance and student counselling services in schools.
- Participating in raising awareness of the objectives of the Directorate's educational policies and of the main educational policies in force.
- Participating in reviewing current educational policies to ensure their effectiveness, efficiency and alignment with educational developments and societal progress, and participating in proposing appropriate improvements to them.
- Following up and monitoring the implementation of the Directorate's strategic plan and five-year plans, and preparing technical reports on them.
- Adopting development programmes and purposeful educational initiatives with the aim of ensuring the quality of field performance.
- Proposing methods for developing work based on actual practice, and updating them in line with new developments.
- Implementing continuous learning and special education programmes in the Governorate's schools and following up on their progress.
- Supervising the progress of work in private schools.
- Developing educational awareness and student welfare programmes.
- Providing technical and administrative supervision of all teaching and administrative staff in government and private schools.
- Providing administrative supervision of all the Directorate's divisions and its affiliated departments.
- Developing media awareness programmes aimed at linking the community with the educational environment.
- Coordinating with government and private institutions in the Governorate on all aspects that serve the educational process.
- Providing administrative supervision of all the Directorate's divisions and its affiliated departments.
- Developing media awareness programmes aimed at linking the community with the educational environment.
- Coordinating with government and private institutions in the Governorate on all aspects that serve the educational process.
- Following up on administrative and financial affairs relating to the Governorate's government schools and the Directorate's divisions.
- Providing general supervision of identifying and meeting the Directorate's housing and transport needs in coordination with the relevant divisions.
- Following up on the implementation of projects, maintenance and services in the Governorate.
- Studying and identifying the Governorate's needs for staff and government school buildings, and submitting them to the competent divisions of the Ministry.
- Providing feedback and statistical indicators on educational performance in the Governorate.
- Submitting periodic reports on the progress of educational work in the Governorate.
- Ensuring the application of governance principles in the Directorate in coordination with the Governance Office.
Director General of the Directorate General of Education
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateDirectorate General of Health Services
- Participating in the development of curative, preventive and health-promotion policies, plans and systems.
- Developing regional implementation plans at Governorate level by analysing the health situation, identifying and analysing priority problems, and setting service objectives and implementation activities to achieve the Ministry's general objectives in various fields.
- Ensuring the provision of curative, preventive, health-promotion and pharmaceutical services to the Governorate's population and continuously raising the standard of those services.
- Implementing the prescribed health policies across the Governorate within the framework of the State's general policy.
- Supervising the health institutions in the Governorate, coordinating between them, following up on their achievements and evaluating their performance.
- Meeting the needs of the Governorate's health institutions for medical, technical and administrative staff, supplies, devices, equipment, medicines and all other requirements for providing high-quality curative, preventive and health-promotion services, in coordination with the Ministry's Directorate General of Administrative Affairs.
- Providing comprehensive health care services at their various levels and types to the Governorate's population (according to the resources available to it) on a continuous, regular and easily accessible basis, and establishing systems that ensure supervision of implementation and periodic evaluation of results.
- Providing home visit services for patients who need them, such as persons with special needs and elderly people who lack the means to visit health institutions, in order to reduce the health, social and economic consequences of their illnesses, which in turn reduces bed occupancy rates in those institutions.
- Establishing an integrated system at Governorate level for referring patients for further diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation or follow-up in a simple and prompt manner that ensures curative services are delivered in the best possible way and that complete information is available in the patient's health record, while strengthening the feedback system between the various health institutions in the Governorate.
- Spreading health awareness and culture in society and encouraging its members to take part in protecting their health by following healthy lifestyles, in cooperation with the Health Promotion Department.
- Participating in field studies and research on health problems in the community and working to address them in cooperation and coordination with health-related sectors, including non-governmental sectors and the private sector, with the active participation of the community and in cooperation with the Ministry's Centre of Studies and Research.
- Participating in the preparation of continuous training and professional development programmes, and organising health seminars and conferences for the medical, technical and administrative staff working in the Governorate to raise their scientific and practical standards, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Human Resources Development.
- Encouraging the private sector to contribute to supporting health services, and monitoring and following up on private health institutions in the Governorate in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws, regulations and decisions, through the Directorate's Private Institutions Department and in cooperation with the Directorate General of Private Health Establishments.
- Preparing and implementing the Directorate's annual plan in light of its competencies and in a manner that achieves the Directorate's objectives and programmes.
- Exercising any other approved powers assigned to it under ministerial decisions in accordance with its competencies.
Directorate General of Social Development
Believing in the importance of social work, the Directorate General of Social Development for the South and North Al Sharqiyah Governorates strives for the continuous development and improvement of the services provided to individuals and society, stemming from its role in supporting and empowering groups in need, developing the family and society, building effective mechanisms for integrated social protection, and strengthening family cohesion and broad community partnership with civil society and private sector institutions and with community and charitable associations. There is no directorate in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, as the Directorate General of Social Development for the South and North Al Sharqiyah Governorates is located in the Wilayat of Sur (in South Al Sharqiyah). However, North Al Sharqiyah Governorate has three social development departments and four (4) Al Wafa centres for persons with disabilities, as follows: – the Social Development Department in the Wilayat of Ibra, serving the Wilayats of Ibra, Dima Wa Al Taiyyin and Al Qabil; – the Social Development Department in the Wilayat of Al Mudhaibi, serving the Wilayats of Al Mudhaibi and Sinaw; – the Social Development Department in the Wilayat of Bidiyah, serving the Wilayats of Bidiyah and Wadi Bani Khalid. (Centres) – the Al Wafa centres for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in Ibra and Dima Wa Al Taiyyin, affiliated to the Social Development Department in Ibra; – the Al Wafa Centre for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in Al Mudhaibi, affiliated to the Social Development Department in Al Mudhaibi; – the Al Wafa Centre for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in Bidiyah, affiliated to the Social Development Department in Bidiyah.
- Conducting technical studies and research in various fields and on social phenomena in order to create opportunities for the social advancement of citizens and provide them with the means for a decent life.
- Developing social welfare plans and programmes for individuals and families and providing them with appropriate financial assistance in accordance with approved policies.
- Ensuring the provision of curative, preventive, health-promotion and pharmaceutical services to the Governorate's population and continuously raising the standard of those services.
- Preparing social research on cases of juvenile delinquents or juveniles at risk of delinquency and in other fields, and proposing systems and legislation relating to juveniles.
- Working to improve the social, housing and economic conditions of social security families in all respects.
- Advancing local communities in a manner suited to the circumstances of each, and deepening governmental and civil participation in development and social projects, in cooperation with the various State bodies.
- Establishing family guidance and counselling mechanisms and programmes that help families solve their problems.
- Giving attention to women's issues and including them among the priorities, plans and policies of social development.
- Supervising civil associations and monitoring their compliance with the Civil Associations Law, as well as supervising social clubs.
- Working to broaden the base of voluntary social work.
- Regulating fundraising from the public through charity events and bazaars or other means of fundraising for charitable and benevolent causes.
- Training, rehabilitating and caring for persons with disabilities to integrate them into society, and developing the programmes and plans needed for their employment.
- Training juveniles and providing them with aftercare that helps them reintegrate into society.
- Registering civil associations, supervising them and monitoring their compliance with the Civil Associations Law, as well as supervising social clubs.
- In cooperation with the Royal Oman Police, the Directorate and its departments regularly organise campaigns to combat begging.
- The Directorate organises a number of programmes and activities in cooperation with the competent authorities with the aim of addressing prevalent social problems and issues.
- The Directorate heads the Relief and Shelter Sector of the Sub-Committee for Emergency Management in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate.
- The Directorate chairs the Child Protection Committee in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, whose membership includes a number of relevant institutions.
Director General of the Directorate General of Social Development
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateDirectorate General of Agricultural Wealth and Water Resources
The Directorate General of Agricultural Wealth and Water Resources in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate oversees the agricultural, livestock, water resources and fish market sectors in all the Wilayats of North Al Sharqiyah Governorate (Ibra, Bidiyah, Dima Wa Al Taiyyin, Al Qabil, Al Mudhaibi, Wadi Bani Khalid and Sinaw) through six (6) departments of agricultural wealth and water resources and seven (7) veterinary clinics in the Wilayats, in addition to six (6) supervisory departments and a number of specialised sections at the Directorate's headquarters in the Wilayat of Ibra.
- Managing and developing agricultural wealth (plant and animal) and water resources in a manner that ensures their sustainability and their contribution to gross domestic product.
- Strengthening the food and water security system through effective policies, controls, legislation and programmes.
- Making optimal use of agricultural and water resources through modern technologies and an integrated research system built on innovation and capacity building.
- Managing and securing food and water reserves to ensure their availability.
- Ensuring food safety and quality in accordance with controls and legislation, and following up on their implementation.
- Increasing investment opportunities in the agricultural (plant and animal) and water resources sectors, and enhancing their added value and related services.
- Preserving the knowledge and material heritage and the appropriate traditional practices associated with agricultural and fisheries wealth and water resources, and seeking to develop them.
Director General of the Directorate General of Agricultural Wealth and Water Resources
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateDirectorate General of Labour
- Implementing the Ministry's policies and procedures for the employment of the national workforce.
- Providing job opportunities for citizens in private sector establishments, following up on nomination results and verifying the employment process.
- Guiding and counselling job seekers and stressing commitment to work ethics and respect for work rules and regulations.
- Studying private sector requests for non-Omani workers and issuing the related permits in accordance with the applicable regulations and decisions.
- Carrying out field visits to private sector establishments to ensure that they apply the provisions of the Labour Law and its executive decisions, and taking the necessary action in the event of violations.
- Undertaking the application of administrative and financial laws and regulations.
Department of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
The Department of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in North Al Sharqiyah supervises Awqaf (endowment) and Bait Al Mal properties within its jurisdiction, protects them from any encroachment and prepares registers to inventory them. It also supervises religious staff, follows up on programmes for the development and qualification of religious staff in the region, and commemorates and celebrates religious occasions. It further supervises congregational mosques, mosques and Holy Quran schools.
- Supervising Awqaf and Bait Al Mal properties within its jurisdiction, protecting them from any encroachment and preparing registers to inventory them.
- Supervising religious staff, following up on programmes for the development and qualification of religious staff in the region, and commemorating and celebrating religious occasions.
- Preparing the draft budget proposal within its jurisdiction and sending it to the competent officials at the Ministry.
- Coordinating with the competent officials at the Ministry in all fields.
- Carrying out administrative and financial work, as well as construction and maintenance services for endowment buildings and other congregational mosques, mosques and Holy Quran schools within its jurisdiction.
- Supervising congregational mosques, mosques and Holy Quran schools.
Director General of the Directorate General of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateRoads Department
The Roads Department in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate follows up on and supervises the maintenance of asphalt, gravel and mountain roads. It also participates, together with other government bodies, in the meetings of committees concerned with the construction and maintenance of roads in the Governorate, such as during exceptional tropical weather conditions, and issues the necessary permits for all types of service lines in order to protect the Governorate's roads.
- Following up on and supervising asphalt, gravel and mountain road maintenance projects.
Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing the Omani private sector, works in parallel with the new directions towards increasing the private sector's contribution to GDP and maximising its role in comprehensive development, and towards developing its environment so that it attracts and encourages innovation and develops human resources. The Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its executive body also work, with their capabilities, expertise and enablers, to empower and develop the private sector so that it becomes a key partner in sustainable economic development, through efforts to establish a modern strategy whose objectives are drawn from Oman Vision 2040, achieving economic and social prosperity for the Sultanate through its right arm, the Omani private sector.
- Organising, developing, defending and representing the commercial and industrial interests of its members in various fields.
Environment Department in North Al Sharqiyah
The Environment Department in North Al Sharqiyah was established on 18 August 2020 under Royal Decree No. 2020/106, after environmental work had gone through several organisational and structural stages, beginning with the establishment of the Office of the Adviser for Environmental Protection in 1974.
- Implementing laws, systems, regulations and decisions relating to environmental protection and nature conservation.
- Implementing financial and administrative laws, decisions and systems.
- Following up on the implementation of national plans for environmental protection, nature conservation, pollution control and the remediation of its effects, in coordination with the relevant authorities.
- Participating in studying environmental impact assessment data for various development and industrial projects and issuing environmental permits in accordance with its powers.
- Carrying out field inspection visits and following up on the extent of compliance with environmental laws and requirements.
- Contributing to research, studies and surveys related to the environment and nature conservation.
- Receiving reports and complaints about environmental damage and working to remove its effects in coordination with the competent authorities.
- Supervising nature conservation activities and programmes and taking all measures to preserve nature in accordance with the applicable regulations and systems.
- Preparing the Department's annual report in coordination with the competent authorities.
- Reviewing vehicle-related work in accordance with the provisions of the Government Movable Assets Regulation.
- Preparing periodic reports on the results of inspections, including the observations arising from them, their causes, ways of addressing them and means of avoiding them.
Heritage and Tourism Department
- Participating with the competent authorities at the Ministry in uncovering and maintaining archaeological remains, supervising the work of archaeological missions, applying the laws on the protection of antiquities, and preparing appropriate proposals for the restoration and maintenance of historic castles and forts within the Governorate's geographical boundaries.
- Advising the competent authorities at the Ministry on establishing heritage and history museums that reveal the Governorate's civilisational past and its role throughout history.
- Implementing the Ministry's policy on tourism activity in coordination with the relevant directorates.
- Effectively following up on all tourism establishments and facilities to ensure compliance with licence conditions and the application of the laws and decisions in force.
- Following up on the compliance of all tourism establishments with the specifications set for tourism services.
- Granting the necessary approvals for establishing hotels and tourist restaurants and opening travel and tourism agencies, in coordination with the Directorate General of Tourism Development.
- Granting approvals for service and development projects after ensuring that project sites are free of archaeological evidence and that the projects do not affect archaeological sites and historical landmarks.
- Following up on efforts, projects and programmes to preserve tourist landmarks, facilities and sites, in cooperation and coordination with the relevant authorities.
- Classifying and analysing the statistical data collected on hotel and tourism establishments licensed to operate, in coordination with the Directorate General of Planning and the relevant authorities.
- Following up on the implementation of development and maintenance programmes for government tourism projects as well as castles and forts, in coordination with the Directorate General of Tourism Development and the Directorate General of Archaeology.
- Following up on compliance with the standards set for the quality of the tourism product.
- Providing services to investors and supplying them with all data and information on available investment opportunities, in coordination with the relevant directorates at the Ministry.
- Supervising all administrative and financial work in the governorates in coordination with the Ministry's Directorate General of Administrative and Financial Affairs.
Director General of the Heritage and Tourism Department
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateCulture, Sports and Youth Department
Since its establishment in 2012, the main purpose of the Culture, Sports and Youth Department in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate has been to organise the work of the clubs of North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, serving as the link between the clubs and the Ministry, as well as with the other government institutions at the level of the Governorate and the Sultanate of Oman in general. The Department has organised many cultural and sports events and has supervised the general assemblies of the Governorate's clubs. In the second half of 2021, the Department moved from its old rented building to its new premises at the Ibra Sports Complex, the newest sports facility in the Sultanate of Oman. The complex includes many facilities, among them a stadium with a capacity of approximately 16,000 spectators and many spacious halls suitable for conferences and for sports, cultural and other gatherings. The complex also contains a triple sports hall, accommodation for sports teams, staff offices, a section for Oman Television, live broadcast rooms and clinics for injuries and medical examinations, as well as a large Olympic swimming pool with 12 lanes, each 50 metres long.
- Developing the annual activities plan and supervising its implementation in coordination with the competent divisions.
- Supervising the general assembly meetings of clubs and the formation of their boards of directors, and implementing the laws, regulations and systems governing them.
- Following up on the projects of sports and cultural complexes, clubs and centres.
- Supervising cultural, sports and youth competitions in the Governorate at the level of complexes, clubs, bodies and centres.
- Supervising the facilities, devices, equipment, playing fields and other assets of the complex.
- Activating marketing and investment activities and implementing the plan set for them.
- Organising, managing and preserving documents.
- Participating in the preparation and implementation of media and marketing campaigns according to the annual plans and programmes, in coordination with the relevant authorities within the Department's scope of work.
- Submitting periodic reports on the Department's activities.
- Any other similar tasks assigned to the Department.
Director General of the Culture, Sports and Youth Department
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateConsumer Protection Department
The Public Authority for Consumer Protection was established under Royal Decree No. 26/2011 issued on 28 February 2011. On 6 April 2011, Royal Decree No. 53/2011 was issued promulgating the Statute of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection, which defined the competencies and objectives of the Authority. On 12 August 2020, Royal Decree No. 77/2020 was issued amending its name to the “Consumer Protection Authority”.
- Working to stabilise prices in the markets and taking appropriate measures to achieve this.
- Raising consumer awareness of misleading advertisements and of the Authority's role in combating them.
- Receiving and investigating complaints from consumers and associations, and working to find appropriate solutions to them.
- Continuously monitoring commercial activity, tracking the movement of goods and services and ensuring the availability of basic commodities.
- Working to combat commercial fraud that harms the national economy.
- Developing plans and work programmes to protect, promote and develop consumer rights.
- Studying the proposals and recommendations received by the Authority regarding consumer rights and helping to achieve stability in the local market.
- Preparing research and studies related to consumer protection.
- Proposing appropriate systems and rules for regulating markets.
- Working to apply the laws and regulations related to consumer protection.
- Following up on compliance with the standards set for the quality of the tourism product.
- Representing the Sultanate at regional and international conferences and meetings related to its competencies, and exploring avenues of cooperation with them in the field of consumer protection.
Director General of the Consumer Protection Department
in North Al Sharqiyah GovernorateCommerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Department
The Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Department in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate was opened in the eighties of the nineteenth century and comprises several sections (the Commerce Section, the Industry Section, the Standards and Metrology Section, the Mail and Documents Section, the Administrative and Financial Affairs Section, and the Information Technology, Investment Promotion and Customer Service Section). The Department works to create a competitive business environment that fosters growth and economic diversification and empowers the private sector, in order to place Oman among the ranks of developed countries. We work in partnership with our partners to develop a business environment that supports the knowledge economy and promotes commerce, industry, investment promotion and the protection of competition, through stimulating policies and legislation and services integrated with the smart government system, in order to achieve sustainable development.
- Representing the Ministry in the Governorate and taking the necessary action to advance its mission in accordance with the laws, decisions and powers granted.
- Issuing and renewing licences for all activities in the fields of commerce and industry in the Governorate.
- Contributing to the preparation of studies, plans and programmes in various fields.
- Carrying out all activities to encourage investment and investors, and looking after the interests of those dealing with the Ministry by completing their transactions and assisting them.
- Regulating commerce and markets in the Governorate, carrying out commercial registration procedures and issuing certificates and permits.
- Following up on the registration of agencies and trademarks.
- Carrying out periodic inspections of commercial and industrial establishments and fuel stations.
- Proposing training and qualification programmes for employees and working to implement them in order to raise their efficiency.
Minerals Department
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals seeks to develop the mining sector continuously, in line with the plans and programmes it has set to increase productivity, attract investment and increase the sector's contribution to the country's GDP. The Ministry also works to sustain the sector's growth and boost revenues by developing its work system and improving performance.
- Following up on and supervising the implementation of mining works and the changes to mining plans carried out by companies, and preparing technical reports on the progress and quality of the work and on the ore reserves available in the two governorates.
- Reviewing and evaluating the mine and quarry closure plan study after its approval by the competent department, in coordination with the operating companies and the competent authorities.
- Carrying out monitoring duties, drawing up judicial seizure reports, issuing warnings and violation notices and referring them to the Public Prosecution where necessary, or issuing notifications to companies or establishments that violate or fail to comply with the conditions, legislation and agreements concluded with them.
- Conducting periodic inspections of mining facilities to ensure that they apply the health, safety and environmental regulations for mines and quarries, following up on their compliance with the conditions of mining and exploration licences and community contribution, and coordinating with the Governors' offices.
- Renewing and cancelling exploration, prospecting and mining licences and processing extension requests in accordance with the applicable procedures, after obtaining clearances from the relevant sections and competent authorities.
- Identifying the locations of fill materials in the two governorates and issuing temporary fill material licences for government and private projects.
- Preparing correspondence to government bodies to obtain their approvals for renewing and cancelling licences for mining exploration and prospecting sites, and preparing permits and other related correspondence (for example, blasting permit certificates, to-whom-it-may-concern letters and Omanisation rates for the Ministry of Labour).
- Receiving investors and facilitating their procedures in cooperation with the departments of the Directorate; receiving complaints from government bodies, companies and citizens, deciding on them and preparing the necessary reports and official letters, and referring them to the headquarters for legal advice where necessary.
- Representing the Ministry in the two governorates and taking the necessary action to advance its mission in accordance with the laws, decisions and powers granted, and participating in exhibitions and events in the mining field in coordination with the competent authorities at the Ministry, among many other duties.
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Department
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority was established under Royal Decree No. 107/2020 with the aim of providing an encouraging regulatory environment for the growth and development of small and medium enterprises and craft industries, and of developing and facilitating support and empowerment procedures through policies and strategies aimed at achieving sustainable development goals in an innovative and creative way, with a participatory approach involving all parties related to the Authority, which will achieve integration with the various economic sectors in pursuit of the Authority's desired objectives.
Director General of the Consumer Protection Department
in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate