Some influential personalities of Oman

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Every state has some or the difficulties that it has to overcome to outshine globally. The same way even Oman has its own story to tell about the difficulties it had and how it overcame those difficulties to become a power that can be recognized by the world. Behind this surpassing prospect Of Oman are people who have put Oman on a global level and are some of the most influential people of the country. Take a sneak-peak into their facts and the way they have contribution that they have given to their country.

Sultan of Oman: Qaboos bin Said al Said

After acceding to the throne of his father, Qaboos bin Said al Said became the Sultan of Oman in the year 1970 and he still continues to be the Sultan of Oman. After becoming the Sultan he brought change in many policies of Oman and liberalized Oman economy which boosted economic development. He also gave priority to the education both for men and women and during his reign in between 1970 to 1999 many schools were built. Of course he is the most talked about person in the Oman.

Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah: Omani politician

He is the well-known politician of Oman. He became the Minster of Foreign Affairs of Oman in the year 1982 and still continues to be the same. His interaction with the neighboring as well many countries of the world has helped Oman to maintain and improve good economic relations with them which has benefited Oman on a large scale

Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidi: Defense Minister of Oman

He is the Current Defence Minister of Oman and is responsible for maintaining the peace and fraternity with the neighboring countries. He is known for his firmness in his principles and sincerity in work.

Dr P Mohamed Ali: Business tycoon of Oman

He is the founder of Galfar, one of the old and successful companies of Oman. People believe that he is responsible for the infrastructural development in Oman and his company’s contribution in improving GDP is worth considering. His inclination towards education has laid to the foundation of many schools and colleges in Oman. He has a vision to develop the education system in Oman and aims at providing quality education in Oman and neighboring countries. His presence on social media websites and his content on internet has created a storm. He was one of the richest people in GCC and is currently among the 50 richest people in the middle-east.

History of development in Oman

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Sharing borders with UAE to the north, Yemen to its south-west and Saudi Arabia to its west Oman has a long coastline of 1700 kilometres towering three seas: Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea and Persian sea. Oman has strategic advantage of having this vast coastline that is a centre point for taking halt for majority of the countries carrying out trading activities. This location advantage that has huge access to the water body which is definitely useful for Oman in carrying world trade activities and having economic relations with the rest of the world. But unfortunately this isn’t the case with Oman as apart from countries seeking help of Oman for carrying out trading activities with the rest of the world Oman is not economically linked with other countries. Thus lack of utilisation of strategic advantage of the location, Oman was not a prosperous country and it was an isolated country when it came to development.

Because of the oil reserves available in the country, its economy always sustained. But if you look at the other business opportunities Oman was an untapped market for a long period of time. Until the half of the 20^th century Oman struggled to position itself in the eyes of the world economy as state of carrying out economic affairs and maintaining trade relations. The second half of the decade observed some major changes in the Oman’s economy when Sultan Qaboos acceded the throne of his father and carried some major changes in the policies of Oman by setting up modern governance under the rule of Oman Sultanate. He liberalised the policies of the country and opened the Oman’s economy to the rest of the world. That is when things started to change and other countries perception about Oman changed to the land of opportunities.

That’s when many big business tycoons looking for expansion of their business empire explored Oman and set up their business in the country. This gave a boost to the employment in the country and gave a rise to the increase in the economic activities of the country. Education was improved and standard of living of people was enhanced. Slowly and gradually the sectors like construction, manufacturing, production and processing triggered. Construction sector off late started to boost when Oman was tapped and overlooked by some very enthusiastic businessmen like Dr P Mohamed Ali of Galfar Construction and Contracting Company SOAG. By the end of the 20^th century and the start of the 21^st century infrastructure in Oman was improved on vast a scale as compared to before. This gave rise to availability of various facilities which in turn laid to overall development and improved standard of living of the people.

P Mohamed Ali is now recognized as the big business icon of middle-east and also the backbone behind Oman’s multifaceted development.

Education in Oman

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Back in the early 20^th century Oman was undiscovered and unidentified land of opportunities for the world as it had isolated itself from the rest of the world. It believed in solely satisfying its needs and wants by not having economic relations with the rest of the world and so on. Unlike the developed countries of the world at that time where the development was already well-paced. And many other developing countries who at that time had recently taken up the axe of development in hand, Oman was still occupied in sorting out royal throne issues and border issues with their neighbours. Naturally, less development means less attention to other areas like education, health, standard of living etc. Education being the serious issue of all the above, it needed a serious boost.

Let’s go back to the history of education in Oman. In the early 20^th century and midway of it education in Oman, on a serious note, was only the cup of tea of boys/men who followed Quran, principles of Arabic language and mathematics. The day was not yet dawned when the education for women was evident. The doors of education to women were still closed. With hardly any schools in the country the lectures used to take place in the mosques and under the trees. The responsibility of spreading knowledge was on the shoulders of the great leaders of the society. They had the onus of spreading education in the society. Certainly, there were many loopholes and lack of centralized system.

Later, in the post 1960’s era when Sultan Qaboos acceded his father’s thrown he assured of setting up modern governance in the society and education both for men and women would be given the utmost priority. When the ratio of schools to that of students was too low with only 3 government schools imparting education to almost 1000 plus students, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos set up many schools and colleges for education enhancement of the children. The scenario of education in Oman changed drastically when the great leaders like Dr P Mohamed Ali supported Sultan Qaboos in this noble move. The first university of Oman named after Sultan Qaboos university was set in 1986 giving a broader scope of educational development in the society. Between 1970 to the dawn of 21^st century there were as many 300 schools set up in Oman. This clearly indicated the educational boost in Oman and it helped it developing the many facets of the society and improved the standard of living of the people.

Now the education system is well in place offering pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher education in the country.

Galfar Engineering & Contracting Vice Chair & MD P. Mohamed Ali on infrastructure in Oman

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