UNESCO lists Omani sailor Ahmed bin Majid in Influential Persons' list

Muscat: Omani sailor Ahmed bin Majid was included in the UNESCO International Programme of Important Historical Events and Globally Influential Persons.

The Sultanate of Oman was able to include the Omani navigator Ahmed bin Majid Al Saadi in the programme to celebrate the anniversary of important historical events and globally influential personalities on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of his birth. He is the sixth Omani figure to be included in this international programme.

This came during the Sultanate of Oman's participation in the 41st session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), which is currently being held at the organisation's headquarters in the French capital Paris, and will continue till November 24.