FIRST

Message

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Message

HM Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik

Sultan of Oman

Foreword

Rupert Goodman DL

Chairman and Founder, FIRST

Joint Message

Rt Hon. Ben Wallace MP and General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC GEN

Secretary of Defence, and Chief of the Defence Staff

Historic and enduring friendship

Rt Hon. Lord Astor of Hever PC DL

Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Oman and Defence Secretary?s Adviser for Military Cooperation

Message

HE Dr Abdulla Al-Harrasi

Minister of State, Sultanate of Oman

Message

HE Abdulaziz Abdullah Zahir Al Hinai

Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Court of St James?s

An enduring spirit of friendship

HE Hamish Cowell CMG

Ambassador of the Court of St James?s to the Sultanate of Oman

Friendship and cooperation

Simon Penny

Her Majesty's Trade Commissioner for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Cooperation and support

Louis Taylor

Chief Executive, UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Shared interests and future

Alderman William Russell

Lord Mayor of the City of London

Oman and Britain: 220 years

Stuart Laing

Chairman of the Anglo-Omani Society

In fond memory of a visionary

Soldier in the sand

Lt Gen. (Ret.) Sir Simon Mayall KBE CB

Former Middle East Adviser at the Ministry of Defence (served in the Sultan's Armed Forces 1985-1987)

bp and the Sultanate of Oman

Continuing growth and prosperity

HE Tahir Salam Al Amri

Executive Director, Central Bank of Oman (CBO)

Oman – A vital regional hub

Oliver Blake

Trustee, Anglo-Omani Society, Chairman, NGG, and Managing Director, Blake Evans and Co.

A thriving tourist destination

Pamela Goodman

Travel Writer and Editor

Conservation through art

Violet Astor

Wildlife Conservation Artist

Oman, cyber security and the world

Tala Al Zubair

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, National Security Services Group (NSSG)

Historic ties and shared interests

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

A regional leader

Shiekh Ahmed Bin Yousef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah Al-Ibrahim

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Raysut Corporation

Committed to sustainability

Joey Ghose

Chief Executive Officer, Raysut Cement Company

Playing to Oman's strengths

Dr Ibrahim Al Nadhairi

Chief Executive Officer, Oman Shipping Company

Supporting Oman's development

Walter Simpson

Managing Director, CC Energy Development

Serving Oman's development

HE Sheikh Mustahail Bin Ahmed Al Mashani

Chairman, Muscat Overseas Group

A decade of achievement

Said Al Masoudi

Chief Executive Officer, Sohar Aluminium

People turn ideas into reality

Rashad Mohammad Al Zubair

Chairman, Al Zubair Corporation