His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik left the country this morning for the friendly People’s Republic of China on a two-day State visit, in response to a kind invitation from President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China.

Upon His Majesty’s departure from the Royal Airport, he was seen off by His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat; His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asaad Al Said, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Oman; Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council; Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council; Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior; Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council; Nasr bin Hamoud Al Kindi, Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs; Dr Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education; Sheikh Al Fadhl bin Mohammed Al Harthi, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers; Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shuraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs; Lieutenant General Said bin Ali Al Hilali, Head of the Internal Security Service; Dr Mohammed bin Said Al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs; Dr Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti, Minister of Health; Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces; Major General Matar bin Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman; Major General Khamis bin Hammad Al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman; Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser Al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman; and Major General Muslim bin Mohammed bin Taman Jaaboub, Commander of the Sultan’s Special Force.

His Majesty the Sultan is accompanied on the visit by a high-level official delegation comprising His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Royal Court; General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nuamani, Minister of the Royal Office; Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi; Dr Hamad bin Said Al Aufi, Head of the Private Office; Abdulsalam bin Mohammed Al Murshidi, Chairman of the Oman Investment Authority; Engineer Said bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology; Ahmed bin Jaafar Al Musalmi, Governor of the Central Bank of Oman; Anwar bin Hilal Al Jabri, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion; and Ambassador Anwar bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Muqaibal, Oman’s appointed Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.