Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said

Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said (; born 20 June 1954) is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs.

Early life Asa'ad is the son of Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal Al Said and his second wife, Sayyida Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidi. His half brothers include Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq, the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.

He was educated at Al Saidiya School in Muscat and Millfield School in Somerset. He earned a bachelor's degree from the military school at King's College, London in 1986 and then graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Marriage and children In 1978, he married Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Al Busaidi, the daughter of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi.

He owns the Asad Investment Company which controls all of his investments and is said to control more than 1 billion USD in worldwide assets.

In 2017, he was appointed the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs. This was widely seen as making him the frontrunner to succeed his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, but the Sultan chose Asa'ad's brother, Haitham, as his successor.

Titles, styles, and honors Title and style His Highness Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said

National honors

20th Anniversary Medal 25th Anniversary Medal 30th Anniversary Medal 35th Anniversary Medal 40th Anniversary Medal 45th Anniversary Medal

Foreign honors

Ancestry