Sayyid Faisal bin Ali bin Faisal Al Said (Arabic: فيصل بن علي بن فيصل آل سعيد, romanized: Fayṣal ibn ʻAlī ibn Fayṣal Āl Saʻīd) was an Omani royal and politician. He served as the Minister of Heritage and Culture from 1976 to 2002.
| Faisal bin Ali | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Heritage and Culture | |||||
| In office 1976–2002 | |||||
| Monarch | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
| Prime Minister | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
| Succeeded by | Haitham bin Tariq | ||||
| Born | 1927 Muscat, Oman | ||||
| Died | January 29, 2003 Muscat, Oman | ||||
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| Arabic | فيصل بن علي بن فيصل آل سعيد | ||||
| House | Al Said | ||||
| Father | Ali bin Faisal | ||||
| Religion | Ibadi Islam | ||||
Early life
editFaisal was born in 1927 to Sayyid Ali bin Faisal making him a grandson of Sultan Faisal bin Turki of Muscat and Oman.[1] He graduated from the Al Saidiya School in 1942.[2]
Career
editHe worked as a secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for several years under Sultan Said bin Taimur before leaving for Cairo. When Sultan Qaboos bin Said took the throne in 1970, he returned to Oman where he worked in the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Education, and as a delegate for the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations.[2]
In April 1976, Faisal was appointed the Minister of Omani Heritage,[3] later renamed the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.[4][5] He held the position until 2002 when he was succeeded by Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said,[6] the future Sultan of Oman. The Ministry building now house the Sayyid Faisal Bin Ali Museum to honor his contributions to preserving Omani heritage.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 106.
- ^ a b "Muscat International Book Fair showcases the contributions of Mr. Faisal bin Ali Al Said". Al Watan (in Arabic). 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Royal Decree 12/76 Making Some Changes in the Ministries and Appointing a New Minster". Official Gazette. 10 April 1976.
- ^ "Millennium Summit Group Photo - List of Participants". Archived from the original on 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- ^ "Under the Patronage of His Highness Sayyid Faisal Bin Ali Al Said - WIPO International Forum on "Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge: Our Identity, Our Future"". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "Royal Decree No. 11/2002 Appointing a Minister of Heritage and Culture". Official Gazette (in Arabic). 14 February 2002.
- ^ "Omani Valuable Manuscripts Exhibition inaugurated". Times of Oman. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Sayyid Faisal bin Ali Museum". My Guide Oman.
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