Sayyid
''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali ...
Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said () is an
Omani
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
politician and retired military officer. He is the brother of Sultan
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said ( ar, هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد, Heysem bin Târık Âl Saîd; born 13 October 1954) is the current Sultan of Oman, reigning since January 2020 following the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
Pr ...
, and the cousin of former Sultan
Qaboos bin Said
Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said ...
.
He was Deputy Prime Minister for relations and international cooperation affairs
Sultanate of Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
from 2017.
Biography
Brigadier-General Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said was educated at Al-Saidia School, Muscat,
Millfield
Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935.
Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding schoo ...
School, Street, Somerset,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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, Camberley, Surrey, and
King's College, London
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(BA Military School, 1986).
Honours
;National honours
* Order of Al-Russoukh 1st class (23 November 2010).
*
Military Order of Oman, 2nd class.
* 10th Anniversary Medal.
* 15th Anniversary Medal.
* 25th Anniversary Medal.
* 35th Anniversary Medal.
;Foreign honours
*
Order of King Abdulaziz
The Order of King Abdulaziz is a Saudi Arabian order of merit. The order was named after Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the modern Saudi state.
History
In 1971, the introduction of orders was announced in a decree. It was instituted by King Fais ...
, 1st class (24 December 2006).
Ancestry
References
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Al Said dynasty
1954 births
Living people
Omani politicians
Omani royalty
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
People from Muscat, Oman
Alumni of King's College London
People educated at Millfield