Shihab bin Tariq Al Said
Sayyid[2] Shihab bin Tariq Al Said (born in 1955[1]) is an Omani member of the royal family and one of the Deputy Prime Ministers.
Shihab bin Tariq Al Said | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Oman | |
| Assumed office March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Haitham bin Tariq |
| Prime Minister | Sultan Haitham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955[1] |
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Shihab is the brother of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, and Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said.[1] He was an advisor to Sultan Qaboos. He was Rear Admiral and the head of Royal Navy of Oman from August 1990[2] until 2004.[1]
Sultan Haitham appointed him as Deputy Prime Minister for defence affairs in March 2020.[3] As deputy prime minister for defence, Shihab is now answerable only to the sultan in defence matters.[3]
References
- "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017.
- 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.
- "Sultan appoints deputy prime minister for defence affairs". country.eiu.com.
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