Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, departed on Sunday for the friendly People’s Republic of China on a two-day state visit, in response to an invitation from President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China.
His Majesty the Sultan was seen off at the Royal Airport by His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat; His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asaad al Said, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman; Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council; Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council; Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Minister of Interior; Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al Busaidi, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council; Nasr bin Hamoud al Kindi, Secretary-General of the Royal Court Affairs; Dr Madiha bint Ahmed al Shaibani, Minister of Education; Shaikh Al Fadl bin Mohammed al Harthy, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers; Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen al Shuraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs; Lt Gen Said bin Ali al Hilali, Head of the Internal Security Service; Dr Mohammed bin Said al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs; Dr Hilal bin Ali al Sabti, Minister of Health; Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces; Maj Gen Mattar bin Salim al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman; Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman; Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman; and Maj Gen Musallam bin Mohammed bin Taman Jaaboub, Commander of the Sultan's Special Force.
During the visit, His Majesty the Sultan is accompanied by a high-level official delegation comprising HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Nuamani, Minister of the Royal Office, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, Dr Hamad bin Said al Aufi, Head of the Private Office, Abdulsalam bin Mohammed al Murshidi, President of Oman Investment Authority, Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Ahmed bin Jaafar al Musalami, Governor of the Central Bank of Oman, Anwar bin Hilal al Jabri, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion and Anwar bin Ahmed Muqabil, the Sultanate of Oman's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.
Seeing off His Majesty the Sultan at the the Royal Private Airport were HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; HH Sayyid Belarab bin Haitham al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat; HH Sayyid Taimur bin Asaad al Said, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO); His Excellency Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council; His Excellency Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council; Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Minister of Interior; Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al Busaidi, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council; Nasr bin Hamoud al Kindi, Secretary-General of the Royal Court Affairs; Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed al Shaibani, Minister of Education; Sheikh al Fadl bin Mohammed al Harthi, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers; Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsen al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs; Lieutenant General Saeed bin Ali Al Hilali, Head of the Internal Security Service; Dr. Mohammed bin Said al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs; Dr. Hilal bin Ali al Sabti, Minister of Health; Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces; Major General Matar bin Salim al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman; and Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman;
Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, and Major General Musallam bin Mohammed bin Taman Jaaboub, Commander of the Sultan’s Special Force.
Accompanying His Majesty the Sultan during the visit is a high-level official delegation, which includes HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court; General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nu’mani, Minister of the Royal Office; Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Hamad bin Said Al Aufi, Head of the Private Office; Abdulsalam bin Mohammed al Murshidi, President of the Oman Investment Authority; Eng. Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology; Ahmed bin Jaafar al Musallami, Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman; Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion; and Ambassador Anwar bin Ahmed Muqaibal, the Sultanate of Oman’s Ambassador-designate to the People’s Republic of China.
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