Nawwal bint Tariq Al Said

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Said.
Nawwal bint Tariq Al Said
  • نوال بنت طارق آل سعيد
Consort of the Sultan of Oman
Tenure22 March 1976 - 1979
Born (1951-11-20) 20 November 1951 (age 73)
Muscat, Oman
Spouse
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(m. 1976⁠–⁠1979)​
Names
Kamila bint Tariq Al Said
HouseAl Bu Sa'id
FatherTariq bin Taimur
MotherShawana bint Nasir
ReligionIbadi Islam

Sayyida Nawwal bint Tariq Al Said (Arabic: نوال بنت طارق آل سعيد; born 20 November 1951) is a member of the Omani royal family. She is the ex-wife of Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the sister of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Early life

Sayyida Nawwal was born on 20 November 1951 to Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur Al Said, the prime minister of Oman, and his second wife, Sayyida Shawana bint Nasir Al Busaidiyah.[1] She has eight siblings including Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq, and Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq.[2]

She completed her education in Geneva before returning to Oman.[3]

Marriages

On 22 March 1976, Sayyida Nawwal married her first cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. She took the name Kamila at the time of her marriage which was also the name of her paternal grandmother.[4] The marriage ended in divorce in 1979 with no issue.[5] She remarried in 2005 while Sultan Qaboos remained unmarried.[6]

Title and style

  • 20 November 1951 – present: Her Highness Sayyida Nawwal bint Tariq Al Said

References

  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "House of Al Bu Said". Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 0-85011-029-7.
  2. ^ Neubauer, Sigurd (17 March 2017). "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
  3. ^ Nyrop, Richard F. (1977). Area Handbook for the Persian Gulf States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 352.
  4. ^ Peterson, John E. (2024). Oman's Transformation After 1970. Brill. p. 105. ISBN 978-9-004-69701-0.
  5. ^ Pappas Funsch, Linda (2015). Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-50200-1.
  6. ^ Kéchichian, Joseph A. (2023). A Sultanate that Endures: Oman in the World from Qaboos bin Sa'id to Haitham bin Tariq. Liverpool University Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-837-64399-8.
Omani royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Mazoon bint Ahmad Al Mashani 		Royal Consort of Oman
1976-1979 		Vacant
Title next held by
Ahad bint Abdullah Al Busaidiyah