On 13 March 2017, TYT Shahril Effendi Abd Ghany, Ambassador of Malaysia to the Sultanate of Oman, called on H.E. Sayyid Saud bin Hilal bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, at the Ministry of State and Governor of Muscat. Among the items discussed during the call include the role of the Ministry and the economic potentials of the capital city Muscat.