Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari is an Omani Lieutenant General and the previous Inspector General of Police and Customs of the Royal Oman Police until 15 March 2010.
Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari | |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of Police and Customs of the Royal Oman Police | |
| Appointed by | Qaboos bin Said |
| Succeeded by | Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi |
Career
editRoyal Oman Police
editAl Ma'amari was the personal bodyguard of the Sultan Qaboos bin Said in the 1980s and a close aide.[1] A CIA document in March 1985 characterized him as a nationalist with close influence with Qaboos.[2] He was also the Chairman of the National Committee for Civil Defence (NCCD).[3]
On 15 March 2010, Al Ma'amari was dismissed by Qaboos bin Said during the 2011 Oman protests. His dismissal was though to have stemmed from a failure to contain police forces that fired bullets into a stone throwing crowd on 27 February 2010 which killed one protester in Sohar. He was replaced by Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sultan Qaboos fires Oman's police chief". The National. 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Oman Domestic Forces and Succession: An Intelligence Assessment" (PDF). CIA. March 1985. p. 3.
- ^ "7,000 mobilised to handle cyclone". Gulf News. 4 June 2011.
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