The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman, which make reference to Sharia law.

The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman, which make reference to Sharia law.
The criminal court in Oman cannot issue a sentence of capital punishment without the consent of all judges presiding the court and the implementation of a death sentence cannot be carried out before ratification by the Sultan.
Execution of pregnant women is delayed till birth. If the child is alive, the execution is delayed for two years for breast-feeding, but if the same child dies, execution is implemented 40 days after the date of death.
Executions cannot take place on public holidays and Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.
On March 6, 1999, through a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers. One person was executed in 1999. In 2001, there were at least 14 executions. No other executions are known to have taken place.