Hamoud bin Abdullah al-Harthi

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. He was from Hirth tribe. He attended school in Zanzibar Sultanate and studied law in Cairo and Baghdad University. 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. He was appointed the chairman of the Consultative Assembly from 28 October 1983 to 1991.
Al-Harthi was appointed the Minister of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in February 1991. He was then appointed the chairman of the Council of State of Oman in December 1997. He served in that role until his death on 1 March 2004.