Five National Publications Document
Omani Trade, Industry Figures Before 1970

Muscat, 7 Jan 2026 (ONA) — The
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth recently unveiled five key publications of a comprehensive national project titled “Omani Personalities Engaged
in Trade and Industry Before 1970”.

The project falls in five parts that
cover the governorates of Muscat, Musandam, Dhofar and Al Dakhiliyah (Part One
and Part Two). It was undertaken in
cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and Oman
National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (Ministry of Education).

The project aims to document the
economic, social, oral and narrative history of the Sultanate of Oman. It reflects
a national trend towards highlighting the contributions of Omanis in the fields
of trade and industry. It documents the economic roles played by business figures
who had an active presence in shaping the features of economic and social life
in the various wilayats of the Sultanate of Oman.

The project was based on direct
fieldwork that included extensive interviews with elderly narrators and
families of merchants and craftsmen in the covered governorates. The interviews
contributed to restoring accurate details about trade routes, traditional
market systems, local crafts and industries and prevailing economic and social
relations before 1970.

The project also contributed to filling
important gaps in the history of the Omani economy.

— Ends/Bishara