MUSCAT: Oman’s Shawqi Abdulredha Sultan has been awarded an Honorary Officer of the Most Glorious Order of the British Empire (OBE) by King Charles III for companies to UK-Oman relations, based on the British authorities.
Sultan was included within the UK authorities’s 2026 listing of honorary awards to international nationals, revealed on August 19, including a British distinction to a profession that has been intently related to selling ties between the 2 international locations.
A former secretary-general of the Oman-British Friendship Affiliation, Sultan has for many years been concerned in initiatives aimed toward strengthening engagement between Omanis and Britons throughout authorities, enterprise and wider society.
The award has drawn congratulations from members of the British and Omani communities who’ve labored with Sultan through the years.
One tribute described Sultan as having devoted a long time of “effort, power and charisma” to nurturing relations, engagement and collaboration between Britain and Oman.
It additionally highlighted his longstanding function in bringing collectively Omani and British ministers, senior civil servants, army officers, entrepreneurs and different outstanding figures, describing his gatherings as a mirrored image of the depth of the connection between the 2 international locations.
The honour comes because the British Omani Society marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2026, in opposition to the backdrop of centuries of political, business and people-to-people ties between Oman and Britain.
Honorary British awards may be conferred on international nationals in recognition of remarkable contributions to British pursuits and worldwide relations.
