Qais Al Zawawi in 1981

Qais bin ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī (Arabic: قَيْس بِن عَبْدُ ٱلْمُنْعِم ٱلزَّوَاوِي; 27 August 1935 – 11 September 1995) was the second foreign minister for the Sultanate of Oman, and later from 1982 served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial affairs until his tragic death[1] on 11 September 1995, in the Salalah accident, whilst in the car with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and his brother Dr Omar bin Abdul-Mun'im Al-Zawawi, the external liaison for the Sultan.

Before returning to Oman, after the Sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup, the deputy prime minister, Qais Al Zawawi studied in India and then moved to Dubai, where he set up the Pepsi-Cola Operations with Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the then Ruler of Dubai (1958–1990), and Sultan bin Ali Al Owais and Mohamed Yehia Zakaria, both prominent business men.

Qais Al Zawawi is the founder of Alawi Enterprises; a holding company for Zawawi Group.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Succession in Oman: Clues But No Clarity". Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Alawi Enterprises
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