Qais Bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi
Qais bin Abdul-Munim al-Zawawi | |
|---|---|
| قيس بن عبد المنعم الزواوي | |
Qais Al Zawawi c. 1995 | |
| 2nd Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs[1] | |
| In office 1982 – 11 September 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said (as Deputy Prime Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf bin Alawi (as Minister Responsible) Qaboos bin Said (as Minister of Foreign Affairs) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 27, 1935 |
| Died | 11 September 1995 (aged 60) |
Qais bin ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī (Arabic: قَيْس بِن عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي; 27 August 1935 – 11 September 1995) was an Omani politician and businessman who served as the second foreign minister of Oman, and later served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs under Sultan Qaboos bin Said from 1982 until he got in a car crash with Qaboos, resulting in his death.[2]
Life before Foreign Minister
Before entering politics, Qais Al Zawawi studied in India. He then moved to Dubai, where he established Pepsi-Cola operations with Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, then ruler of Dubai (1958–1990), and Sultan bin Ali Al Owais and Mohamed Yehia Zakaria, both prominent businessmen. He then returned to Oman after the discovery of oil in 1967 and the deposition of the Sultan's father in a bloodless coup, both of which enabled the country to start to move again commercially.[3]
Enterprise
Qais Al Zawawi was the founder of Alawi Enterprises, a holding company for the Zawawi Group.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Ministers in Responsibility" were previously appointed as the Sultan was intended to hold the official position of "Minister of Foreign Affairs" himself.
- ^ "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Qais al-Zawawi: Oman's illustrious son - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ Alawi Enterprises