Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah | |
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Born | 1945 (age 71–72) |
Occupation | Politician |
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Arabic: يوسف بن علوي بن عبد الله (born 1945 in Salalah) is an Omani politician. He is the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs. The Sultan remains the official Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Alawi studied and worked in Kuwait. In 1970 he met sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said for the first time, shortly after his take-over. From 1973 till 1974 he was ambassador in Beirut.
He was appointed as the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs in 1997 by Royal Decree No. 85/97.