Oman Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree 6/2022) and Its Executive Regulation
Oman's Personal Data Protection Law was issued by Royal Decree No. 6/2022, with its Executive Regulation issued under Ministerial Decision No. 34/2024 and in force from January 2024. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology is the regulator, and the transition period ended in February 2026. Locating personal data is normally the first practical step.
File shares + endpoints
PDPL sensitive data
Personal data
Regulation overview
| Official name | Personal Data Protection Law, issued by Royal Decree No. 6/2022 |
| Executive Regulation | Ministerial Decision No. 34/2024, in force from January 2024 |
| Issuing authority | Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) |
| Jurisdiction | Sultanate of Oman |
| Status | Fully enforceable since February 2026, following the end of the transition period |
Data security requirements and how Siberson supports them
Only requirements with a defensible technical relationship to the platform are listed. No control identifiers are cited.
| Regulatory requirement | Security objective | Siberson capability | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowing what personal data exists | Build the inventory that consent, notice and rights handling all assume | Discovery across file shares, endpoints, databases and cloud storage, reported in one place | Siberson Veriket Data Discovery |
| Handling sensitive categories | Identify the categories that attract additional obligations | Classification that separates sensitive personal data from general content and records the decision in metadata | Siberson Veriket Data Classification |
| Protecting personal data in use | Apply handling rules when data is about to leave approved channels | Endpoint DLP across e-mail, web, removable media, print and clipboard, enforced offline as well as online | Siberson Verikor DLP |
Products referenced on this page
Siberson Veriket Data Discovery
Siberson Veriket Data Discovery helps enterprises identify sensitive and regulated information across structured and unstructured data environments.
Find out moreSiberson Veriket Data Classification
Siberson Veriket Data Classification helps organizations classify and label sensitive information according to enterprise and regulatory data handling policies.
Find out moreSiberson Verikor DLP
Siberson Verikor DLP is an enterprise Data Loss Prevention solution designed to help organizations protect sensitive information and enforce data security policies across enterprise environments.
Find out moreOman PDPL — questions & answers
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Regulatory sources
Last reviewed: August 2026
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