{"id":39219,"date":"2026-03-12T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/39219\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:12:16","slug":"%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%91%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%81%d9%87%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%ae%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%8f%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/39219\/","title":{"rendered":"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in the service of Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His late Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said is regarded as one of the most prominent Omani figures who have contributed to the modern blessed renaissance since its launch in 1970.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=129120864  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39202\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1000\/h:625\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:188\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:480\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:63\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1000\/h:625\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0243.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sayyid Fahd (may he rest in peace) was born in Muscat on October 5, 1940. He pursued his higher education at Cairo University and graduated in 1965 with a degree in economics. He later obtained a Master\u2019s degree in political science and economics from the Sorbonne University in France in 1970. He was fluent in several languages including Arabic, French and English.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=551557553  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39201\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:812\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_0244.jpeg\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:812\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:238\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:609\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1361\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:79\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1200\/h:952\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1361\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 1571w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1361\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0244.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said began his career during the reign of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. He held several government positions including Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry from 1971 to 1973, Minister of Information and Culture from 1973 to 1979 and Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs from 1979 to 1994. He then served as Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers from 1994 until 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1558657409  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:771\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_0245.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39200\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20771%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22771%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22771%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"603\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:771\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:226\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:579\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1433\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1433\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:75\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1200\/h:904\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1433\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0245-scaled.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His late Highness also held several other government positions, including Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Conferences of the Gulf Cooperation Council, under Royal Decree No. 105\/82; Chairman of the Council of Sultan Qaboos University, under Royal Decree No. 9\/86; Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Royal Opera House Muscat since 2010 and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Five Year Development Plans.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=618779145  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:721\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_0246.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39199\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20721%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22721%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22721%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:721\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:211\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:541\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:70\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1200\/h:845\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1534\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 1537w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1534\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0246.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sayyid Fahd&#8217;s name was closely associated with representing the Sultanate of Oman at numerous international forums and Gulf and Arab summits on behalf of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sultan Qaboos<\/span><\/span>, as well as during the prosperous era of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=820588157  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_0247.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39198\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:512\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:67\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1200\/h:800\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0247.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His late Highness played a major role in shaping the public policies of the Sultanate of Oman. He also contributed to building the modern renaissance and advancing development in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He supported the strengthening of diplomatic relations between Oman and countries around the world through visits to several states including Japan, Iran, Thailand, South Korea and Singapore as well as many Arab countries. These visits helped expand relations at various levels particularly in economic fields.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1426955716  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:567\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/IMG_0248.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39207\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20567%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22567%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22567%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sayyid Fahd: A distinguished career in service of Oman\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:567\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:166\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1536\/h:851\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:55\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1200\/h:665\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1800\/h:997\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1800\/h:997\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0248.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The character of Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said (may he rest in peace), whose service to the Sultanate of Oman extended for nearly 56 years, was marked by high diplomacy and composure. He was known for his eloquence, sound judgement and ability to articulate the national position, drawing on his broad political and administrative experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His late Highness played a major role in shaping Oman&#8217;s public policies and in helping to build the modern renaissance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":39217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39219"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39255,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39219\/revisions\/39255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fm.gov.om\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}