Royal consorts of Oman are women that have been married to the Sultan of Oman. Sultan Qaboos bin Said was unmarried for most of his reign so Oman was without a first lady for over 50 years until the accession of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in 2020. His wife, Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah, is the first royal consort to have an official public role.[1]
Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah has been given the title Arabic: السيّدة الجليلة Al Sayyida Al Jalila which can be translated as The Honourable Lady, The Venerable Lady, or The Great Lady. The title was sometimes applied to Sultan Qaboos' mother, Sayyida Mazoon bint Ahmad, though she had no official role.[2] English language publications often refer to her as the First Lady of Oman while Oman's government entities use The Honourable Lady when communicating in English.[3][4]
Consort of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah bint Thuwaini Al Bu Said | Thuwaini bin Said Al Bu Said | 4 October 1913 husband's death |
1946[5] | Faisal bin Turki | ||||
| Fatima bint Ali Al Bu Said | Ali bin Salim Al Bu Said | 4 May 1891[5] | 1902 | 5 October 1913 husband's accession |
10 February 1932 husband's abdication |
April 1967 | Taimur bin Faisal | |
| a Yemeni woman | c. 1919[5] | 10 February 1932 husband's abdication |
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| Kamile İlgiray | 1920 | 1920 marriage |
1921 divorce[6] |
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| a Dhofari woman | c. 1924[5] | 10 February 1932 husband's abdication |
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| Kiyoko Oyama | Kanji Oyama | 1916 | 5 May 1936[7] | - | - | November 1939 | ||
| Nafisa Bundukji[8] | Sadik Hasan Bundukji | 1939 (divorced 1940)[5] | - | - | 1965 | |||
| Fatima bint Ali Al Mashani | Ali Fankhar bin Huwayrar Al Mashani | 1933 | 1933 marriage |
? divorce[5] |
Said bin Taimur | |||
| Mazoon bint Ahmad Al Mashani | Ahmad bin Ali Al Mashani | 1925 | 1936 | 1936 marriage |
23 July 1970 husband's deposition |
12 August 1992[9] |
Consort of the Sultan of Oman
edit| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawwal bint Tariq Al Said | Tariq bin Taimur Al Said | 20 November 1951[5] | 22 March 1976 | 22 March 1976 marriage |
1979 divorce[10] |
Qaboos bin Said | ||
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Ahad bint Abdullah Al Busaidiyah | Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidi | 4 April 1970[11] | 1989 | 11 January 2020 husband's accession |
Incumbent | Haitham bin Tariq |
References
edit- ^ Al Talei, Rafiah (30 April 2021). "Women's Political Representation in Oman: Tepid and Uncommitted Policies". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- ^ "The Venerable Lady"... Does Ahad bint Abdullah hold the first title of First Lady in the Gulf?". Raseef22 (in Arabic). 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Egypt: Visit of The Honourable Lady". Foreign Ministry of Oman. 11 May 2024.
- ^ "The Honourable Lady Receives Spouse of President of Zanzibar". Oman News Agency. Ministry of Information. 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "House of Al Bu Said". Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage Ltd. pp. 101–107. ISBN 0-85011-029-7.
- ^ Açıkel, Gökhan (10 April 2023). "Türkiye and Oman's Growing Relationship in the First Three Years of Sultan Haitham". Journal of History Culture and Art Research. 12 (1).
- ^ Endo, Haruo (2012). Oman and Japan: Unknown Cultural Exchange Between the Two Countries (PDF). Muscat Printing Press. ISBN 978-9948-477-07-5.
- ^ Who's Who in the Arab World (18th ed.). Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 695. ISBN 3-598-07735-1.
- ^ "A quarter of a century after her passing - Who is "Mazoon," the mother of Sultan Qaboos?" (in Arabic). 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019.
- ^ Neubauer, Sigurd (17 March 2017). "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
- ^ Zein, Hoda (4 April 2024). "On her birthday The Honorable Lady Ahad bint Abdullah, the first advocate for women and family issues". Sayidaty (in Arabic).