Oman's first lady attended the graduation of hundreds of women police officers on Sunday.
On a crisp winter morning in mountainous Nizwa to the south of Muscat, Ahad Al Busaidiyah, the wife of Sultan Haitham, looked on as Royal Oman Police recruits pledged their allegiance.
The recruits were graduates of Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences.
The graduates sung the Royal Oman Police anthem, took the oath of allegiance and repeated three times “Long live His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik”, their supreme commander.
The first lady honoured a number of graduating officers who were top of their class.
Sayyida Al Busaidiyah has taken on a series of public roles since Sultan Haitham became head of state in January 2020, following the death of Sultan Qaboos, one of the world's longest-serving monarchs.
The first lady of Oman - in pictures
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Ahad Al Busaidiyah, wife of Oman's Sultan Haitham, hugs a child during her visit to a centre for orphans in the country's Al Sib governorate. Photo: Oman News Agency -
Sayyida Al Busaidiyah visited a state-affiliated care home in Al Rustaq, in the Al Batinah South district. AFP -
Queen Elizabeth II receives the Sultan of Oman and first lady, Sayyida Al Busaidiyah, at Windsor Castle. PA -
Sayyida Al Busaidiyah receives a gift during a visit to Al Rustaq care home. AFP -
Sayyida Al Busaidiyah and Prince Dhi Yazan at Sandhurst. Photo: @OmanNewsAgency Twitter -
Sayyida Al Busaidiyah talks to an elderly woman at the Al Rustaq care home. AFP
