Consultative Assembly (Oman)

Consultative Assembly

مجلس الشورى

Majlis al-Shura
Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
History
Founded3 November 1981[1][2]
Leadership
Khalid Al Mawali
since 28 October 2011
Structure
Seats90
Political groups
  Non-partisan (90)
Elections
Last election
29 October 2023
Meeting place
Muscat, Oman
Website
http://www.shura.om

The Consultative Assembly (Arabic: مجلس الشورى; transcription: Majlis al-Shura) is the lower house of the Council of Oman. It is the only legislative body in Oman of which all members are democratically elected. The other chamber of the parliament is the Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla).

The assembly consists of 90 elected members. Each wilayah (province) in Oman is entitled to at least one representative in the assembly. Provinces with a population of 30,000 or above are represented by two members, while provinces with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants are represented by only one member. The winning candidates are the ones who obtain the higher number of votes according to the official election results. Oman does not allow political parties; thus, only non-partisans have been elected.

  1. ^ "Majlis Shura - Our History". www.shura.om.
  2. ^ Abhyankar, Rajendra Madhukar (10 June 2019). West Asia and the Region: Defining India's Role. Academic Foundation. ISBN 9788171886166 – via Google Books.