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Oman: PDPL, MTCIT, CBO and TRA cloud rules: cited answers and gap reviews

An AI compliance assistant for organizations operating in Oman · updated 2026-10-03

Oman's Personal Data Protection Law and its Executive Regulation are enforced by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and IT. Compliance Colleague covers the PDPL as amended in 2026, national cybersecurity, TRA cloud regulation and the Central Bank of Oman's cyber framework.

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What it covers

PDPL (Royal Decree 6/2022, amended 2026) and the Executive Regulation
Sensitive-data permits, explicit consent and 72-hour breach notification
National cybersecurity: Cyber Defence Centre, OCERT and MTCIT controls
TRA cloud and data centre regulation and the Cloud Computing First circular
Central Bank of Oman Cyber Security and Resilience Framework

Questions you can ask

“Do we need a permit to process health data in Oman?”
“What does the 2026 amendment change about consent?”
“Can an Omani bank use a public cloud region outside Oman?”

Every answer cites the Oman requirement, article or control it rests on, so you can check it in seconds.

What you can upload for review

Your privacy notice checked against the PDPL
A breach response procedure checked against the 72-hour rule
A cloud architecture diagram checked against TRA and CBO rules

Files: PDF, Word, Excel or CSV, Visio (.vsdx), draw.io, or an image such as a screenshot. Choose a full review, a prioritized fix list (each gap with its fix and the evidence an assessor will expect) or a short summary, and download the result as Word or PDF.

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What it’s built from

Compliance Colleague works from our own clause-referenced material, checked against: Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree 6/2022) (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT), Oman); Royal Decree 68/2026 amending the Personal Data Protection Law (Sultanate of Oman, Official Gazette No. 1664); Executive Regulation of the Personal Data Protection Law (Ministerial Decision 34/2024, amended by MD 6/2025) (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT), Oman). It cites the clause so you can check it against your own copy.

Re-checked every month for new versions, deadlines and penalty changes. Full list on the sources page.

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Research aid, not legal or audit advice, and not an audit opinion or certification. Verify findings against the official text before relying on them.