Countries / Asia
OMN
Elections in Oman
absolute monarchy
Next election
Omani general election - 1 October 2027
HB
Haitham bin Tarik Al Said live
Head of state & government
In office since
11 January 2020
Region
Asia
Next election
Omani general election
1 October 2027
Government
absolute monarchy
Capital
Muscat
Population
4 829 480
Country facts
Legislature
Council of Oman
Established
1970
Currency
Omani rial
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Muscat
Region
Asia
Area
309,500 km2
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
No recorded transitions.
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.