On the picture H. E. Ambassador Sayyid Mohammed bin Harib bin Abdullah Al Said.
By Duke Michael of Mecklenburg and Baron Henri Estramant.
On Thursday, 19 November 2015, the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in The Hague celebrated the 45th National Day of the world’s only official sultanate.
In The Hague at the Crown Plaza Promenade Hotel during a reception hosted by the Head of Mission to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (non-resident), His Excellency Ambassador Sayyid Mohammed bin Harib bin Abdullah Al Said, welcomed Their Excellencies the Ambassadors, senior Dutch officials and leading member of business community including Mr. Pieter Bogaardt, Managing Director of Olympe Capital (UK) Ltd and Vice-President of AMADE Nederland (a charity led by HRH Princess Caroline of Hanover and Monaco), International Affairs Adviser Jonkeer Alfred van Bunge, Mr. Marcel Onkenhout CEO of Oceanco and Mr. Kingsuk Sen COO of Petrogas.
All in All, about 450 guests flocked to attend the majestic reception marking the auspicious seventy fifth birthday of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said who was born on 18 November 1940.
The National Anthem of Oman was played after the arrival of most guests which was followed by a brief speech from Ambassador Sayyid Mohammed Al Said emphasising the importance of the spirit of unity to prevail in order to defeat terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations. Afterwards Mr. Usama bin Mohammed Al-Barwani, CEO of Petrogas, gave an absorbing speech on the “Challenges and Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Industry under the current economic climate”
In the Sultanate of Oman His Majesty the Sultan presided over a military parade in Manah, near the city of Nizwa, on 18 November 2015.
A few days earlier His Majesty the Sultan delivered a speech to commemorate the opening of the 6th session of the Council of Oman (which consists of the appointed State Council and the elected Consultative Council).
For a photo album on the National Day of Oman, please click here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/albums/72157661520946042
Pictures courtesy of the Embassy of Oman to The Netherlands (Sharon Reyes).
