A well-known composer and music producer, Sayyid Khalid has composed 200+ songs (used most notably by singer Ahlam Al Shamsi). In 2004, he became Vice-Chairman of the Omani Song Festival and later went on to appear as a judge on Dubai TV’s ‘Gulf Talent.’ The keen musician spends time playing 5 different instruments.
An avid social media user, Sayyid Khalid has become increasingly popular across the Arab world. He connects with his large social media following regularly and hosted a highly produced IGTV show with a famous guest each week.
Chairman of SABCO Group (1988-present), one of the largest business groups in Oman with a local, regional and international footprint. Al Busaidi also previously held the position of Chairman at Ahli Bank (SAOG), Alliance Housing Bank Chairmanship and Oman National Investment Corporation Holding (ONIC).
One of the torch bearers of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 as it passed through Muscat, Al Busaidi went on to become a Board Director of the Oman Olympic Committee in 2012. In August 2019 he was elected as the Chairman of Oman Olympic Committee until 2022.
Founder of ‘The Golden Talent’ competition, Al Busaidi has a strong track record of finding local talent and supporting and developing it further.
Founder of ‘The Golden Talent’ competition, Al Busaidi has a strong track record of finding local talent and supporting and developing it further.
As Chairman of the Oman Football Association (OFA), Sayyid Khalid managed to build a wide network of relationships with sports associations at a regional and international level, as well as accelerating achievements in Oman. Under his leadership (2007-2016), the Oman National Team won the 19th Gulf Cup for the first time in 2009. Following this achievement he received the Order of Oman Civil Decoration from The Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. He went on to become the first ever elected Chairman of the Oman Football Association in the first direct elections to be held in Oman and the Gulf region in 2007.
Other significant sports achievements include: Fanja Club qualifying for the first time in history to the Arab Football Finals and achieving 4th place at the Asian Finals during the same game. Additionally, the club won the seventh Football Gulf Cup for Clubs in 1989, an achievement which was marked as an unmatched attainment for Omani clubs in the history of Oman sports. His vision for the future of Omani football gained the admiration of Joseph Sepp Blatter, the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and Mohammed bin Hammam Al Abdullah, the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) who invited him to visit FIFA and the AFC to learn more about it.
Al Busaidi attended Sultan School before completing his MBA at Henley Business School at the University of Reading, England. In 1986, after finishing his studies, Al Busaidi relocated back to Oman to take up a sports role as the Vice President of Fanja Sports Club until 1988.
