page_title: Omani people
section_title: Famous Omanis
hierarchical_section_title: Omani people / Famous Omanis
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat, Oman, on May 21, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
context_page_description: Omanis are the nationals of Oman. Omanis have inhabited the territory that is now Oman for thousands of years. In the eighteenth century, an alliance of traders and rulers transformed Muscat into the leading port of the Persian Gulf. Omani people are ethnically diverse; the Omani citizen population consists of many different ethnic groups. The majority of the population consists of Arabs, with many of these Arabs being Swahili language speakers and returnees from the Swahili Coast, particularly Zanzibar.
  Additionally, there are ethnic Balochis, Lurs, Persians and Mehri. There are also Omanis from South Asia like the Lawatis and others. Moreover, in Dhofar, Sur and Muscat, people of Black African origin can be found. They are the descendants of the slaves who were brought from Africa centuries ago.
  Omani citizens make up the majority of Oman's total population. Over one and a half million other Omanis live in other areas of the Middle East and the Swahili Coast.
context_section_description: Qaboos bin Said al Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 to 2020.
  Mohammed Al Rumhi, Oman's Minister of Oil and Gas.
  Ahmad Al Harthy, Oman's top racing driver and a leading international sportsman.
  Samira bint Mohamed Al-Moosa, Oman's ambassador and permanent delegate to UNESCO.
  Qais Al Khonji,  Omani entrepreneur.
  Ali Al Habsi, Oman and Reading F.C. footballer
  Ahmed bin Hamad al-Khalili, grand mufti of Oman.
  Mohammed Al Barwani, billionaire and the richest man in Oman.
  Hunaina Al-Mughairy, the ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the United States.
  Lutha Sultan Al Mughairy,Permanent Representative of the Sultanate to the UN.
  Madeeha bint Ahmed bin Nassir al Shibaniyah, the Minister of Education Oman.
  Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  Rawya Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of Higher Education.
  Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu'amani, Minister of Royal Office.
caption: Qaboos bin Said Al Said
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