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Oman Post

Post office of Oman

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Oman Post is the official postal service of Oman.

01History

The first post office was opened in Muscat by the British Postal Department in 1856.

Oman Post was established in 2005 by the Royal Decree of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Oman Post is a member of Universal Postal Union.

02Branches

Oman Post has 56 branches and 156 partners across the Sultanate.

03Asyad Express

Asyad Express ship packages to over 220 destinations. Along with its express services, it has domestic delivery across the Sultanate of Oman, with services like Cash on Delivery (COD) and customer fulfillment for e-commerce companies.

04Leadership

Shaikh Ibrahim bin Sultan Alhosni is currently the acting CEO of Oman Post.

05Ownership

Oman Post is an Asyad Group member company.

06Arabian Sea Humpback whale

Oman Post recently launched postage stamps featuring an endangered species, the Arabian Sea Humpback whale.

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