Muscat: In a second reshuffle, Omani Ruler Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed has made two major changes to the Council of Ministers on Saturday.
While announcing the appointments of new ministers through Royal Decrees, the Omani leader has dropped General Ali Bin Majid Al Maamari as the Royal Office Minister.
The new Royal Office Minister is Lt.General Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Numani, who was until this new appointment Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs.
Nasr Bin Hamoud Bin Ahmed Al Kindi will now take over as the new Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs with a rank of a minister.
The Sultan has also appointed Khalid Bin Hilal Bin Saud Al Busaidi as the new Minister of Diwan of the Royal Court, replacing the present incumbent of the post, Sayyid Ali Bin Hamoud Al Busaidi.
Recently, Oman has seen demonstrations in different parts of the country during which people have asked for, among other demands, removal of ministers, including General Al Maamari, who was replaced on Friday.
Last Saturday, the Sultan had made six changes to the Cabinet after protests peaked in Sohar as well as in Salalah.
