Ali Bin Majid Al Maamari
Ali Bin Majid Al Maamari | |
|---|---|
علي بن ماجد المعمري | |
 Ali in the 1980s | |
| Minister of the Palace Office | |
| In office 1985–2011 | |
| Monarch | Qaboos bin Said al Said |
| Succeeded by | Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu'amani |
General Ali bin Majid Al Maamari is a former Omani high-ranking military officer who served as the Minister of the Palace Office from 1985 to 2011, and was a key advisor to the Sultan on security issues.[1]
In this capacity, he was responsible not only for supervision of the Armed Forces and national security matters but served as the focal person for all external intelligence coordination and cooperation with foreign agencies. He was removed from office in what is considered a symbolic purge in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring protests in Oman.[2]
References
- ↑ Jones, Jeremy; Ridout, Nicholas (2015-08-31). A History of Modern Oman. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-00940-0.
- ↑ Allen, Calvin H.; II, W. Lynn Rigsbee (2014-01-14). Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-31430-9.