Oman ranks among the most private monarchies on Earth, and for years the sultan’s wife has functioned like the institution’s best-kept secret. But behind that carefully guarded role, something has shifted. Ahad bint Abdullah Al Busaidiyah has spent the years since her husband’s accession quietly building a public identity of her own — one that goes beyond poise and polish to real engagement with Omani society.
Over the years, Ahad has carved out space between the Sultan’s official agenda and hers, chipping away at a wall that has long kept women out of the institution’s public life.
A woman’s place inside an absolute monarchy
Secrecy tends to…
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