Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari
Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari | |
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| Inspector General of Police and Customs of the Royal Oman Police | |
| Appointed by | Qaboos bin Said |
| Succeeded by | Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi |
Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari is an Omani Lieutenant General and the previous Inspector General of Police and Customs of the Royal Oman Police until 15 March 2010.
Career
[edit]Royal Oman Police
[edit]Al Ma'amari was the personal bodyguard of the Sultan Qaboos bin Said in the 1980s and a close aide.[1] A CIA document in March 1985 characterized him as a nationalist with close influence with Qaboos.[2] He was also the Chairman of the National Committee for Civil Defence (NCCD).[3]
On 15 March 2010, Al Ma'amari was dismissed by Qaboos bin Said during the 2011 Oman protests. His dismissal was though to have stemmed from a failure to contain police forces that fired bullets into a stone throwing crowd on 27 February 2010 which killed one protester in Sohar. He was replaced by Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sultan Qaboos fires Oman's police chief". The National. 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Oman Domestic Forces and Succession: An Intelligence Assessment" (PDF). CIA. March 1985. p. 3.
- ^ "7,000 mobilised to handle cyclone". Gulf News. 4 June 2011.
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