Hamoud bin Abdullah al-Harthi

Hamoud bin Abdullah al-Harthi was a prominent politician from Oman.

Al-Harthi was born about 1940 in al-Mudayrib in al-Sharqiyah region. He was from Hirth tribe. He attended school in Zanzibar Sultanate, and studied la in Cairo and Baghdad University. He later worked in Kuwait and then for ministry of electricity and water in Abu Dhabi.

Al-Harthi returned to Oman in 1971 for government employment. First he worked as director of legal affairs in ministries. He held several ministerial positions. He was appointed chairman of 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 as the chairman of the Council of State of Oman in December 1997. He served in that role until he died on 1 March 2004. He died in early March 2004.