Badr bin Saud al Busaidi

Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi (Arabic: السيد بدر بن سعود بن حارب; died 7 March 2023) was an Omani politician. He served in the government for over 40 years including as the Minister of the Interior and the Minister Responsible For Defence.

Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi السيد بدر بن سعود بن حارب
Badr bin Saud at Muscat in 2008
Minister Responsible For Defence
In office 1997–2020
Monarchs	Qaboos bin Said Haitham bin Tariq
Prime Minister	Qaboos bin Said Haitham bin Tariq
Succeeded by	Shihab bin Tariq
Minister of the Interior
In office 1979–1997
Monarchs	Qaboos bin Said Haitham bin Tariq
Prime Minister	Qaboos bin Said Haitham bin Tariq
Preceded by	Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Busaidi
Succeeded by	Saud bin Ibrahim Al Busaidi
Died	(2023-03-07)7 March 2023
Issue	Na'emah bint Badr
Names Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi
House	Al Busaidi
Father	Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Family

His father, Sayyid Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi, was the governor of Ibri in the Al Dhahirah Governorate of Oman.

In 1978, his daughter, Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Al Busaidiyah, married Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said and had issue including Sayyid Taimur bin Asa'ad. Sayyid Asa'ad is the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs and brother of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Career

Badr served as the ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.^{[citation needed]} In 1979, Sultan Qaboos bin Said appointed him as the Minister of the Interior. He held that position until 1997 when he was appointed as the Minister Responsible For Defence. He retired in 2020.

Titles, styles, and honors

Titles and style

• His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi

Foreign honors

• Japan
  • Member 2nd class of the Order of the Rising Sun