Asa'ad bin Tariq

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Said.
Asa'ad bin Tariq
  • أسعد بن طارق آل سعيد
Asa'ad in 2019
Deputy Prime Minister of Oman
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 March 2017
MonarchsQaboos bin Said
Haitham bin Tariq
Prime MinisterQaboos bin Said
Haitham bin Tariq
Born (1954-06-20) 20 June 1954 (age 70)
Muscat, Muscat and Oman
Spouse
Na'emah bint Badr
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(m. 1978)​
IssueTaimur bin Asa'ad
Names
Asa'ad bin Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki bin Said Al Said
HouseAl Said
FatherTariq bin Taimur
MotherShawana bint Hamud
ReligionIbadi Islam

Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: أسعد بن طارق آل سعيد; born 20 June 1954) is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs.

Early life

Asa'ad is the son of Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal Al Said and his second wife, Sayyida Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidiyah.[1] His brothers include Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq, the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.

He was educated at Al Saidiya School in Muscat and Millfield School in Somerset. He earned a bachelor's degree from the military school at King's College, London in 1986[citation needed] and then graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[2]

Marriage and children

In 1978, he married Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Al Busaidiyah, the daughter of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi.[1]

Career

Asa'ad has commanded several divisions of the armed forces including being the Brigadier General of the country's Armored Corps in the 1990s.[2][3]

He owns the Asad Investment Company which controls all of his investments and is said to control more than 1 billion USD in worldwide assets.[2]

In 2002, Asa'ad was appointed a special representative of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. As such, he headed governmental delegations to foreign countries, received foreign officials, and made public appearances on behalf of the Sultan.[4]

In 2017, he was appointed the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs.[5][6] This was widely seen as making him the frontrunner to succeed his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, but the Sultan chose Asa'ad's brother, Haitham, as his successor.[7][8]

Titles, styles, and honors

Title and style

  • His Highness Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said

National honors

  •  Oman:
    • Member 2nd Class of the Military Order of Oman
    • Member 1st Class of the Order of Al-Russoukh[9]
    • 10th Anniversary Medal
    • 15th Anniversary Medal
    • 25th Anniversary Medal
    • 35th Anniversary Medal

Foreign honors

Ancestry

References

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  1. ^ a b Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. p. 107. ISBN 0850110297.
  2. ^ a b c Valeri, Marc (3 December 2014). "Oman and the Succession of Sultan Qaboos". Hurst Publishers. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ Farhadi, Farzad (13 January 2020). "Who is the new Sultan of Oman?". Tehran Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Who could succeed Oman's Sultan Qaboos?". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "HM Royal Decree names Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations". Times of Oman. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Oman's Sultan Qaboos chooses a successor". The Arab Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Prince's appointment signals Sultan Haitham's intent to inject new blood in power structure". The Arab Weekly. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. ^ "His Majesty the Sultan confers orders". Times of Oman. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.