Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received more cables of congratulations on the occasion of the 48th Glorious National Day from leaders of friendly countries, as well as heirs apparent and heads of governments.
His Majesty received congratulatory cables from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saud Arabia, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, King Abdullah II of Jordan, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, Field Marshall Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir, President of Sudan, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia, Dr. Barham Salih, President of Iraq, President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Gen. Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, President Dr. Arif Alvi of Pakistan, President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of Bangladesh, President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov of the Kyrgyz Republic, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth, King Philippe of Belgium, King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Emperor Akihito of Japan, President Armen Sarkissian of Armenia, Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, President Donald Trump of the United States of America, President Sergio Mattarella of Italy, President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Alain Berset of the Swiss Confederation, President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic, President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus, President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea, President Enrique Pena Nieto of the United Mexican States, President Khaltmaagiin Battulga of Mongolia, President Alexander van der Bellen of Austria, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal, President Ram Nath Kovind of India, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasmi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirate of Ajman, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirate of Fujairah, Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence of the KSA, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Abdullah bin Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Nasser bin Rashid al Nuaimi, Deputy Ruler of Ajman, Emir Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior in Qatar, Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait, Adil Abdul Mahdi, Prime Minister of Iraq, Sheikha Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estoni, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Prayuth Chan- ocha, Prime Minister of Thailand, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League.
His Majesty also received congratulatory cables from senior international figures, their Highnesses, ministers, advisors, commanders of the Sultan’s Armed Forces, Royal Oman Police and other security units, members of the State Council and Majlis A’Shura,
undersecretaries, Omani ambassadors, heads of the diplomatic corps in the Sultanate, representatives of the international organizations and bodies, sheikhs, dignitaries and citizens.
In their cables, the well-wishers expressed their sincere congratulations along with best wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to His Majesty the Sultan, and the Omani people further progress and growth under His Majesty’s wise leadership.
His Majesty the Sultan replied to the well-wishers on this glorious occasion. His Majesty expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation for their sincere congratulations, best wishes and noble feelings.
His Majesty prayed to Allah the Almighty to perpetuate health and wellbeing on them, and for the return of happy occasions on them to achieve aspirations of progress and prosperity for peoples of their countries.