1991 Omani general election

none General elections were held in Oman for the first time in 1991.Omanis vote in Shura Council elections Al Jazeera, 15 October 2011 Background Sultan Qaboos announced the creation of the Consultative Assembly to replace the State Consultative Council in a speech on National Day in November 1990.Calvin H Allen & W Lynn Rigsbee II (2014) Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, Routledge, p50 Electoral system The 60-member Consultative Assembly consisted of 59 district representatives and a Chairman.Sulaiman al-Farsi (2013) Democracy and Youth in the Middle East: Islam, Tribalism and the Rentier State in Oman, I.B.Tauris, p78 It was initially announced that each of the 59 electoral districts, based on the country's ar wilayahs, 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. The provincial committees were between 400 and 500 people in size and consisted of people with "valued opinion and experience". 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.Al-Farsi, p82 Women could be selected to join the committees but were not allowed to stand as candidates. 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". Results 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.Allen & Rigsbee, p51 Members WilayahMemberAdamMohammed bin Sultan bin Hamed al-MahrooqiAl AmaratAbdallah bin Isal al-KindiAl AwabiAbdalrahman bin Saif bin Hammad al-KharousiAl BuraimiAhmed bin Rashid bin Hamed al-ShamsiAl HamraSalim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-AbriAl JazirGhareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-JunaidiAl Kamil walWafiYasser bin Ali al-RasbiAl-MudhaibiBadr bin Self Al-Bu Sa'idAl QabilAbdallah bin Hamdoon bin Humaid al-HarthiAl-RustaqKhalid bin Saif bin Nasser al-GhafriBahlaIbrahim bin Mohammed al-Hina'i'BarkaAli bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Bu Sa'idBawsharNasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-SaltiBidbidAhmad bin Nasser al-RahbiBidiyaAmer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-HajriBukhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-ShuhiDhalkoutAhmed bin Sa'id HardanDhankAli bin Said bin Khalifa al-YahyaiDibba Al-BayaMohammed bin Ali Bu Rashid al-ShuhiDima wa Ta'eenSoud bin Nasser al-HandhaliDuqmAbdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-JanaibiHimahal-Abd bin al-Sharqi bin Aks al-HaroosiIbraAbdallah bin Hashel bin Rashid al-MaskeriIbriAbdullah bin Mohammed al-YaqoubiIzkiAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Gaith al-DarmakiJalan Bani Bu AliAbdullah bin Mohammed al-HamoudaJalan Bani Bu HasanSa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'iKhabourahAbdallah bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sa'idiKhasabAbdallah bin Abdulkadir al-KarnliLiwaKhalid bin Saif al-RaisiMadhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-MadhaniMaghshanSalim bin al-Nukhairah al-KatheeriMahdhaAhmed bin Obaid bin Juma al-Ka'abiMahootSaid bin Saif al-HakmaniManahAmer bin Hamad al-SuleimaniMasirahMohammed bin Khan's bin Hilal al-MajaliMirbatKhalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-AmriMusana'ahSalim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idiMuscatMohsin bin Haidar bin DarwishMuttrahAflah bin Hamad bin Salim al-RuwahiNakhalMalik bin Ibrahim al-KindiNizwaYahya bin Abdullah al-NabhaniQurayyatAdei bin Muhammed al-BattashiRakhyoutAbdallah bin Mustahail bin Salim ShammasSa'dahSalim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-ShukailiSahamIbrahim bin Ali al-AsfoorSalalahSalim bin Abdullah al-RuwasSeebMansour bin Harith al-AmryShinasIbrahim bin Majid al-FarsiSoharAli bin Said al-ShibliSuma'ilSalim bin Hilal al-KhaliliSurSuhail bin Salim al-MakhainiSuwayqRashid bin Hamdan bin Saba'a al-Sa'idiTaqahSa'id bin Suhail al-Ma'ashaniThumraitMusallam bin Mohammed Bait KathirWadi al-Ma'awalSaleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awaliWadi bin KhalidYanqulGhassan bin Hamad al-AlawiSource: Allen & Rigsbee Aftermath 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.Allen & Rigsbee, p57 References Category:1991 elections in Asia 1991 Election Category:Non-partisan elections