Fahr bin Taimur
Sayyid[3] Fahr bin Taimur Al Said (born in 1925[1]) was a member of the Omani royal family and one of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Oman, from 1976 to 1996, during the reign of his nephew Qaboos bin Said.
Fahr bin Taimur | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Oman | |
| In office 1976 – 2 December 1996 | |
| Monarch | Sultan Qaboos |
| Prime Minister | Sultan Qaboos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1925[1] |
| Died | 2 December 1996 (aged 70–71)[2] |
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Fahr was one of the sons of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal, and one of the half-brothers of Sultan Said bin Taimur.[1] He studied in Mayo College, India, in the 1950s.[4] During the reign of Said bin Taimur, Fahr was appointed wali, but fled the country in 1962.[1] He returned from exile after Sultan Qaboos took power.
Fahr was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence from 1973 to 1979.[5] He was minister of interior from 1974 to 1976. Sultan Qaboos appointed him as Deputy Prime Minister for security and defence affairs[6][7] in 1976. As deputy prime minister for defence, Fahr was answerable only to the sultan in defence matters. He held the title of deputy prime minister until his death in 1996.[1]
Fahr was allegedly one of the likely candidates to succeed Sultan Qaboos in the 1990s.[6]
Fahr died on 2 December 1996 at the age of 71.[2]
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- ^ a b "Oman - The Al Said Dynasty". countrystudies.us.
- ^ "Narrowing the gulf". www.mea.gov.in.