General elections were held in Oman for the first time in 1991.[1]
Sultan Qaboos announced the creation of the Consultative Assembly to replace the State Consultative Council in a speech on National Day in November 1990.[2]
The 60-member Consultative Assembly consisted of 59 district representatives and a Chairman.[3] It was initially announced that each of the 59 electoral districts, based on the country's, would nominate three candidates, and it was assumed that the candidates would then face direct elections. In April 1991 provincial committees started producing lists of candidates by secret ballot.[2] The provincial committees were between 400 and 500 people in size and consisted of people with "valued opinion and experience".[2] They were appointed by local governors and restricted to dignitaries, tribal leaders and some graduates, all of whom had to be invited to vote by local governors.[4] Women could be selected to join the committees but were not allowed to stand as candidates.[4]
Candidates were required to be at least 30 years old, not have an unpardoned conviction for an "offence of dishonesty" and be of "high esteem [and] good reputation".
Although elections had been expected, a royal decree in November resulted in the candidate lists being reviewed by Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said. Bin Mahmud then made a recommendation for which candidate to join the Consultative Assembly to Qaboos to ratify.[5]
| Wilayah | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamed al-Mahrooqi | |
| Al Amarat | Abdallah bin Isal al-Kindi | |
| Al Awabi | Abdalrahman bin Saif bin Hammad al-Kharousi | |
| Al Buraimi | Ahmed bin Rashid bin Hamed al-Shamsi | |
| Al Hamra | Salim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Abri | |
| Al Jazir | Ghareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-Junaidi | |
| Al Kamil walWafi | Yasser bin Ali al-Rasbi | |
| Al-Mudhaibi | Badr bin Self Al-Bu Sa'id | |
| Al Qabil | Abdallah bin Hamdoon bin Humaid al-Harthi | |
| Al-Rustaq | Khalid bin Saif bin Nasser al-Ghafri | |
| Bahla | Ibrahim bin Mohammed al-Hina'i' | |
| Barka | Ali bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Bu Sa'id | |
| Bawshar | Nasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-Salti | |
| Bidbid | Ahmad bin Nasser al-Rahbi | |
| Bidiya | Amer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-Hajri | |
| Bukha | Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-Shuhi | |
| Dhalkout | Ahmed bin Sa'id Hardan | |
| Dhank | Ali bin Said bin Khalifa al-Yahyai | |
| Dibba Al-Baya | Mohammed bin Ali Bu Rashid al-Shuhi | |
| Dima wa Ta'een | Soud bin Nasser al-Handhali | |
| Duqm | Abdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-Janaibi | |
| Himah | al-Abd bin al-Sharqi bin Aks al-Haroosi | |
| Ibra | Abdallah bin Hashel bin Rashid al-Maskeri | |
| Ibri | Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Yaqoubi | |
| Izki | Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Gaith al-Darmaki | |
| Jalan Bani Bu Ali | Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Hamouda | |
| Jalan Bani Bu Hasan | Sa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'i | |
| Khabourah | Abdallah bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sa'idi | |
| Khasab | Abdallah bin Abdulkadir al-Karnli | |
| Liwa | Khalid bin Saif al-Raisi | |
| Madha | Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-Madhani | |
| Maghshan | Salim bin al-Nukhairah al-Katheeri | |
| Mahdha | Ahmed bin Obaid bin Juma al-Ka'abi | |
| Mahoot | Said bin Saif al-Hakmani | |
| Manah | Amer bin Hamad al-Suleimani | |
| Masirah | Mohammed bin Khan's bin Hilal al-Majali | |
| Mirbat | Khalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-Amri | |
| Musana'ah | Salim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idi | |
| Muscat | Mohsin bin Haidar bin Darwish | |
| Muttrah | Aflah bin Hamad bin Salim al-Ruwahi | |
| Nakhal | Malik bin Ibrahim al-Kindi | |
| Nizwa | Yahya bin Abdullah al-Nabhani | |
| Qurayyat | Adei bin Muhammed al-Battashi | |
| Rakhyout | Abdallah bin Mustahail bin Salim Shammas | |
| Sa'dah | Salim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-Shukaili | |
| Saham | Ibrahim bin Ali al-Asfoor | |
| Salalah | Salim bin Abdullah al-Ruwas | |
| Seeb | Mansour bin Harith al-Amry | |
| Shinas | Ibrahim bin Majid al-Farsi | |
| Sohar | Ali bin Said al-Shibli | |
| Suma'il | Salim bin Hilal al-Khalili | |
| Sur | Suhail bin Salim al-Makhaini | |
| Suwayq | Rashid bin Hamdan bin Saba'a al-Sa'idi | |
| Taqah | Sa'id bin Suhail al-Ma'ashani | |
| Thumrait | Musallam bin Mohammed Bait Kathir | |
| Wadi al-Ma'awal | Saleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awali | |
| Wadi bin Khalid | ||
| Yanqul | Ghassan bin Hamad al-Alawi | |
| Source: Allen & Rigsbee | ||
Abdullah bin Ali al-Qatabi, the former President of the State Consultative Council, was appointed Chairman of the new Consultative Assembly in November 1991. The Assembly subsequently elected two deputy chairmen at its first ordinary meeting in January 1992; Salim bin Hilal al-Khalili and Aflah bin Hamad bin Salim al-Rawahi.[6]