Badr bin Saud al Busaidi

Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi (السيد بدر بن سعود بن حارب; died 7 March 2023) was an Omani politician. He served in the government for over 40 years including as the Minister of the Interior and the Minister Responsible For Defence.

Family
His father, Sayyid Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi, was the governor of Ibri in the Al Dhahirah Governorate of Oman.

In 1978, his daughter, Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Al Busaidiyah, married Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said and had issue including Sayyid Taimur bin Asa'ad. Sayyid Asa'ad is the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs and brother of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.

Career
Badr served as the ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In 1979, Sultan Qaboos bin Said appointed him as the Minister of the Interior. He held that position until 1997 when he was appointed as the Minister Responsible For Defence. He retired in 2020.

Titles and style

 * His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi

Foreign honors

 * 🇯🇵 Japan
 * JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 2Class BAR.svg Member 2nd class of the Order of the Rising Sun