Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah

Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah
Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
1997
Preceded by Qais Abdul Munim Al-Zawawi
Personal details
Born 1945 (age 72–73)
Salalah, Oman
Occupation Politician

Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (Arabic: يوسف بن علوي بن عبد الله, born 1945) is an Omani politician. He is currently the Sultanate of Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs.[1] The Sultan remains the official Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Alawi studied and worked in Kuwait. In 1970 he met sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said for the first time, shortly after his take-over. Alawi had been a dissident and associated with a Dhofar secession movement against the current Sultan's father.[2] However, once Sultan Qaboos came to power he encouraged Omani dissidents to come out of overseas exile and help rebuild Oman.[3] From 1973 till 1974 Yusuf bin Alawi was ambassador in Beirut.[4]

He was appointed as the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs in 1997 by Royal Decree No. 85/97.

Alawi has recently met with the US Secretary of State in Washington to discuss ways to better engage Iran. Oman is unusual in the Gulf Arab nations in that it has a long history of cordial relations with Tehran, something Washington is keen to make use of in resolving a number of regional security issues.[5][6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eye On Stability". The Business Year. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Valeri, Marc (2009). Oman: Politics and Society in the Qaboos State. Hurst. p. 60. ISBN 9781850659334. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Peterson, J. E. (2013). Oman's Insurgencies: The Sultanate's Struggle for Supremacy. Saqi. ISBN 9780863567025. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "HE Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah | FIKR Conferences". fikrconferences.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Omani foreign minister meets Tillerson as Washington seeks channel to Tehran". The National. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Remarks With Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Before Their Meeting". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce (2002). Middle East Contemporary Survey. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 101. ISBN 9789652240491.


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