Office: | Chairman of the Council of State of Oman |
Term Start: | December 1997 |
Term End: | 1 March 2004 |
Successor: | Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri |
Office2: | Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs |
Term Start2: | 2 February 1991 |
Term End2: | December 1997 |
Office3: | Chairman of Chairman of Consultative Assembly |
Term Start3: | 28 October 1983 |
Term End3: | 1991 |
Predecessor3: | Khalfan Nasir Al Wahaybi |
Successor3: | Abdullah bin Ali al-Qatabi |
Birth Date: | 1940 |
Birth Place: | al-Mudayrib |
Education: | Baghdad University |
Sheikh Hamoud bin Abdullah al-Harthi | |
Monarch1: | Sultan Qaboos bin Said |
Sheikh Hamoud bin Abdullah al-Harthi was a prominent politician from Oman.
Al-Harthi was born about 1940 in al-Mudayrib in the al-Sharqiyah region.[1] He was from Hirth tribe. He attended school in Zanzibar Sultanate and studied law in Cairo and Baghdad University.[2] He later worked in Kuwait and then for the ministry of electricity and water in Abu Dhabi.
Al-Harthi returned to Oman in 1971 for government employment. First, he worked as the director of legal affairs in ministries and held several ministerial positions.[3] He was appointed the chairman of the Consultative Assembly from 28 October 1983[4] to 1991.
Al-Harthi was appointed the Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in February 1991.[5] He was then appointed the chairman of the Council of State of Oman[6] in December 1997. He served in that role until his death on 1 March 2004.[7] [8]