Royal Family of the Sultanate of Oman: Al Said Dynasty


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Congratulations to the couple!
 
Congratulations. It appears she's an accomplished artist/photographer.

I do realise it's very normal in the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere in many, many parts of the world but the fact that she's both his maternal and paternal cousin does make my European sensibilities wince slightly.

Her mother is his mother's sister and her father is his father's brother if I have it correct.
 
Louis XIV & Maria Theresa of Spain were also double first cousins (his father and her mother were siblings, as well as his mother and her father).
And unfortunately all their children but one died in infancy...
 
Yes Europeans saw the effects of too much close intermarriage like the Hapsburgs. And things like hemophilia in Victoria's descendants. And fortunately have moved past any close marriages. Hopefully the Middle eastern royals at least use genetic testing first.

Big week for the Prince. First made the first Crown Prince of Oman and then days later officially engaged.
 
eya said:
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said issues new law to create crown prince role

https://www.reuters.com/article/oma...ince-in-constitutional-overhaul-idUSKBN29G1CP
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Rossina said:
According to the new constitutional law, the Sultan`s eldest son His Highness Sayyed Dhi Yazan Bin Haitham became the Crown Prince Of Oman. The throne will pass to his eldest son and then to the eldest son of that son respectively.

https://thearabweekly.com/omans-sul...jor-reforms-includes-appointment-crown-prince

The new Crown Prince is 31 years old and currently serves as Oman`s Minister of Culture, Sports & Youth.
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The Sultan & his wife Sayyida Ahd has three more children, a son & two daughters.

The new constitutional law requires that whoever assumes the throne be a Muslim, sane and legitimate son of Omani Muslim parents
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Thank you, these are very interesting constitutional developments. I would be surprised if the adoption of an appointment system didn't have the backing, if not active participation, of the other princes of the family. They saw fit to follow the late Sultan's will last year instead of exercising their legal right to hold deliberations and elect a candidate, so clearly the thought was that stability and a speedy transfer of power carried more weight than ensuring the most suitable candidate was selected.

I wonder if the "rule of law" reforms will have tangible consequences for Omani politics.



eya said:
Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham, Crown Prince of Oman is engaged to be married with Sayyida Meyyan bint Shihab Al Said, a few days after Theyazin was made Crown Prince.

"HH Sayyida Meyyan is the Daughter of Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al Said and Sayyida Rawdah Bint Abdullah Al Busaidi. She is a paternal and maternal cousin of her fiancé Sayyid Theyazin."

Oman’s Crown Prince, Theyazin Bin Haitham is engaged - Arabian Royal Agency
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Her Highness's lineage, professional accomplishments, and attractiveness seem to establish her as an immaculately "suitable" royal consort.


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Is it normal for the family to marry first cousins? And in this case even double first cousins? Genetically not a very smart decision...
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Marriage between cousins is a cultural ideal in many countries, including most Middle Eastern Arab countries. In Oman, according to the 2000 Oman National Health Survey, first-cousin unions constituted 39% of all marriages.


This article explains the social advantages of cousin marriages:

Yet even Tadmouri, a geneticist, acknowledges that the social advantages of marrying a family member might outweigh the potential genetic disadvantages in some societies.

“It’s expensive to marry in the Gulf. Premarital financial negotiations are much easier when done among family members,”

Tadmouri said. “And it provides a sense of security for the woman. She’s not entering into a new world, she’s entering a family she knows very well.”

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“There’s a misconception that parents often force their daughters to marry within the family. Our segregated lifestyle often doesn’t allow for mixing of the sexes except within the family environment, so many times the only chance of falling in love is within the family, because you are completely closed off from others,” Saudi author Samar Fatany told Reuters.

Fatany said that whereas marrying a stranger is often frowned upon, marriage between family members promotes harmony and stability within the family, and encourages a family-focused way of life.

“We’re very proud of our extended family lifestyle. It’s something we don’t want to lose.”
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Thank you, these are very interesting constitutional developments. I would be surprised if the adoption of primogeniture didn't have the backing, if not active participation, of the other princes of the family. They saw fit to follow the late Sultan's will last year instead of exercising their legal right to hold deliberations and elect a candidate, so clearly the thought was that stability and a speedy transfer of power carried more weight than ensuring the most suitable candidate was selected.

I wonder if the "rule of law" reforms will have tangible consequences for Omani politics.

Her Highness's lineage, professional accomplishments, and attractiveness seem to establish her as an immaculately "suitable" royal consort.
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And her interests are not at all political which is probably expected as well.

Marriage between cousins is a cultural ideal in many countries, including most Middle Eastern Arab countries. In Oman, according to the 2000 Oman National Health Survey, first-cousin unions constituted 39% of all marriages.

This article explains the social advantages of cousin marriages:
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Not surprised that this is indeed encouraged - but 39% is a higher number than I expected; how many of them would be 'double cousins' like in this case. Hopefully a much smaller amount...
 
A correction: I ought to have said the introduction to a system of appointing the crown prince, as it seems it would be possible in the future to appoint a prince other than the oldest son as the crown prince.

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And her interests are not at all political which is probably expected as well.
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Agreed. The focus on her interest in the arts seems to help define her role as uncontroversial.
 
Sultan Qaboos (May God have mercy on his soul) was married to Sayyida Nawal Bint Tariq. Is she the sister of the current Sultan Haitham?
 
 
Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah Al Busaidiyah visit the Child Care Center of the Ministry of Social Development in the Wilayat of Seeb to see the services and family care programs provided by the center for orphans.

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CP Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said had a meeting today with the Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Oman


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Sultan's younger son is married!

Prince Bilarab bin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman [younger son of Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Reigning Sultan of Oman (b.1955) & his wife Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah] got married on 15 June: the identity of his wife is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMRUOHMFY2/
 
Biri said:
Prince Bilarab bin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman [younger son of Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Reigning Sultan of Oman (b.1955) & his wife Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah] got married on 15 June: the identity of his wife is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMRUOHMFY2/
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Congratulations.

His older brother was engaged a few months ago, has he married yet?
 
I didn't notice any mention about his wedding, so I suppose not.
 
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, chaired this morning at Al Baraka Palace the meeting of the Supervisory Committee of the National Employment Program.


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and later accepts at Al Baraka Palace the credentials of Abdullah Al Anzi, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, accredited to the Sultanate


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King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, welcome Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, at Neom Royal Palace, in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia, . Sultan Haitham started the first visit by an Omani ruler in years against the backdrop of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and the sultanate's worsening economic woes.

https://www.rexfeatures.com/set/12204883
 
Somebody said:
She is rather new to the scene but it looks like she is doing a good job. Found this rather glowing article from May.
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Thank you. It's always interesting to see how a "new" royal consort does things. And also how things vary in different Arabian and Islamic cultures regarding the public role of women in the royal families.
 
Visiting provinces and writing notes of appreciation are surely welcome in any monarchy. Are they above and beyond the expectations for a royal consort in Oman?
 
:previous: Oman didn't have a consort for 50 years, so I don't think there were very clear expectations for the new consort.

In some countries in the regions we see little of the consort and others are a bit more active, so it could have gone in either direction (from my perspective but those knowing the region better might have had a clue based on the role of women in public life in Oman compared to other countries in the region).

The previous consort was Qaboos' mother and based on what I read on Wikipedia I'm don't think she played a public role in Oman (note: she got married at age 10 or 11 and had Qaboos at age 15 - she was consort from 1936 to 1970 when her son deposed her husband because of his 'erratic behavior' and 'backward policies'):
"Of her life little is known, except that Sultan Qaboos was cordially connected with his mother throughout his life."
"She was not only popular in her home province, but throughout Oman."

Edit: Apparently Qaboos was married to his cousin Nawal from 1976 to 1979 (daughter of the uncle (Tariq) who helped him with the coup - her half-brother/uncle Tariq's son is the current sultan), so the sultanate did have a consort for a few years in the late 70s)
 
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Tatiana Maria said:
Visiting provinces and writing notes of appreciation are surely welcome in any monarchy. Are they above and beyond the expectations for a royal consort in Oman?
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I was thinking of places like Dubai and other Emirates where Sheika Hind has no official public role and is never photographed and nor are any of Sheik Mohammed's daughters (who aren't Latifa). It was a big deal when Princess Haya became a public wife. Or Lalla Salma of Morocco who was the first wife of a King to be publicly acknowledged and given a title and went out and about for her causes.
 
I assume they couple is somehow related (both from the Al Said family). How closely are they related?
 
Sayyida Meyyan is the Daughter of Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al Said and Sayyida Rawdah Bint Abdullah Al Busaidi. She is a paternal and maternal cousin of her fiancé Sayyid Theyazin

Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah attends at the launching ceremony of the financing product for rural women "Rifi" at the House of Musical Arts in Muscat. The product aims to support and encourage a culture of women's entrepreneurship in rural areas in the various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman

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Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said received new Ambassadors


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eya said:
The Wedding of Crown Prince Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said with Sayyida Meyyan Bint Shihab Al Said, will take place next Thursday 11th November in Muscat.

This is the Katb Kitab invitation

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And the Palace released only this picture from the groom o far!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459554601196306435
 
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