The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has issued a ministerial decision to form the Omani Hajj Mission 1445 AH.
The decision stipulated that Sultan Said Al Hinai shall be the Head of the Mission, Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Kaabi as Deputy Chief of Mission for Administrative and Financial Affairs, and Abdulaziz Mas’oud Al Ghafri as Deputy Chief of Mission for Pilgrims Affairs and Hajj Campaigns.
The decision was in implementation of Royal Decree No. 6/99 defining the powers of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs and approving its organizational structure, and the Civil Service Law issued under Royal Decree No. 120/2004 and the Executive Regulations of the Civil Service Law issued under Civil Service Council Decision No. 9/2010, Ministerial Decision No. 236/2004 promulgating the system of forming Omani Hajj mission and determining their competencies.
The Omani Hajj Mission lends support to pilgrims and assists them when performing Hajj rituals.