Shihab bin Tariq
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 | 5 March 1956 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 | ||||
| Omani royal family |
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Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
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Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said (Arabic: شهاب بن طارق بن تيمور آل سعيد; born 5 March 1956) is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.
Early life
[edit]Shihab is the son of Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal Al Said and Sayyida Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidiyah.[1][2] 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
[edit]Shihab is married to Sayyida Rawdah bint Abdudullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah,[3] the sister of Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah[4] 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.[5][6]
- Sayyid Malik bin Shihab bin Tariq Al Said[7]
- 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[8]
- Sayyida Saraya bint Shihab bin Tariq Al Said[9]
Career
[edit]He is the owner and chairman of the Seven Seas Group[10] that was founded in 1984 for all of his business interests including Seven Seas Petroleum[11] and Seven Seas Shipping & Logistics.[12] 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.[13][14]
Shihab was a Rear Admiral and later head of Royal Navy of Oman from August 1990[15] until 2004. During this time he was also a Deputy Commandant at the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces Staff College.[16] After his retirement from the Navy, Shihab remained an advisor to his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.[17]
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
[edit]Titles
[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]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "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.