Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said (Arabic: شهاب بن طارق بن تيمور آل سعيد; born 1955[1]) is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.
Shihab bin Tariq
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 Shihab bin Tariq in 2008 | |||||
| Deputy Prime Minister of Oman | |||||
| Assumed office 9 March 2020 | |||||
| Monarch | Haitham bin Tariq | ||||
| Prime Minister | Haitham bin Tariq | ||||
| Born | 1955 Muscat, Muscat and Oman | ||||
| Spouse | Rawdah bint Abdullah | ||||
| Issue | Malik bin Shihab Nader bin Shihab Meyyan bint Shihab Saraya bint Shihab | ||||
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| House | Al Said | ||||
| Father | Tariq bin Taimur | ||||
| Mother | Shawana bint Hamud | ||||
| Religion | Ibadi Islam | ||||
Early life
editShihab is the son of Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal Al Said and Sayyida Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidiyah.[2][3] His brothers include Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq, the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs.
Marriage and children
editShihab is married to Sayyida Rawdah bint Abdudullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah,[4] the sister of Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah[5] and daughter of Sayyid Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidi, a former Undersecretary for Justice in the Ministry of Justice, Awqaf, and Islamic Affairs and a former Governor of Musandam.[6][7]
- Sayyid Malik bin Shihab bin Tariq Al Said[8]
- Sayyid Nader bin Shihab bin Tariq Al Said
- Sayyida Meyyan bint Shihab bin Tariq Al Said; married Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham, the Crown Prince of Oman, at Al Alam Palace on 11 November 2021[9]
- Sayyida Saraya bint Shihab bin Tariq Al Said[10]
Career
editHe is the owner and chairman of the Seven Seas Group[11] that was founded in 1984 for all of his business interests including Seven Seas Petroleum[12] and Seven Seas Shipping & Logistics.[13] In 2003, his company Arabian Maritime and Navigation Aids Services (AMNAS) was granted by royal decree exclusive rights to navigational services in Oman's territorial waters.[14][15]
He is also the chairman of Al-Seeb Club, an Omani professional football club based in Al-Seeb, that competes in the Oman Professional League, the top flight of Omani Football.
Shihab was a Rear Admiral and later head of Royal Navy of Oman from August 1990[16] until 2004. During this time he was also a Deputy Commandant at the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces Staff College.[17] After his retirement from the Navy, Shihab remained an advisor to his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.[1]
In March 2020, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq appointed Shihab as the new Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.[18] In this role, he has executive powers over all of the country's military[19] and is answerable only to the sultan in defense matters.[20]
Titles, styles, and honors
editTitles
edit- His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said
Honors
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Oman:
Member 1st Class of the Order of Al-Russoukh[21]
Member 1st Class of the Order of Sultan Qaboos[22]
References
edit- ^ a b "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017.
- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. p. 107. ISBN 0850110297.
- ^ "Mansour bin Zayed offers condolences on death of Shawanna Al -Busaidiyah". Emirates News Agency (in Arabic). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Fontaine, Nicolas (17 January 2021). "Fiançailles du nouveau prince héritier d'Oman". Histoires Royales (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ ""The Venerable Lady"... Does Ahed Bint Abdullah hold the first title of First Lady in the Gulf?". Muwatin (in Arabic). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Royal Decree 100/84 Appointing the Undersecretary for Justice in the Ministry of Justice, Awqaf, and Islamic Affairs". Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Royal Decree 38/90 Appointing a Governor of the Region of Musandam". Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Military Technological College hosts Open Day". Times of Oman. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Theyazin Bin Haitham: Oman crown prince marries Meyyan Bint Shihab". Gulf States Newsletter. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Al Hinai, Manar (31 January 2021). "The secret behind Sayyida Meyyan Shihab Al Said's passion for surreal digital art". Sekka. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Valeri, Marc (3 December 2014). "Oman and the Succession of Sultan Qaboos". Hurst Publishers. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Chairman Message". Seven Seas Petroleum.
- ^ "Our Group". Seven Seas World.
- ^ "Company Profile". Arabian Maritime and Navigation Aids Services.
- ^ Bennett, Stephen (3 February 2011). "Oman's Aids to Navigation – AMNAS' contribution to maritime safety". Port Technology International. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Allen, Calvin H.; Rigsbee, W. Lynn (2002). Oman under Qaboos: from coup to constitution; 1970 - 1996 (Repr ed.). London: Cass. ISBN 978-0-714-65001-2.
- ^ "Oman: Shihab Bin Tariq in London". Gulf States Newsletter. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Oman: Sultan's brother takes key defence role". Gulf States Newsletter. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ bin Ali al-Balushi, Turki (14 July 2020). "100 Days In, Sultan Haitham Charts a New Course for Oman". The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Sultan appoints deputy prime minister for defense affairs". country.eiu.com.
- ^ "His Majesty the Sultan confers orders". Times of Oman. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
- ^ "HM the Sultan confers Royal Orders". Muscat Daily. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.