Muscat: Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed, the Supreme Commander, presided over the military parade held on the grounds of Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences in Nizwa to mark the Sultanate’s 41st National Day.
The parade was hosted by the Royal Oman Police with policewomen at the forefront. A group of female horse riders escorted the countrys ruler to the parade ground after the Sultan was given the Guard of Honour column on his arrival at the venue.
The Sultan was then received by Gen. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Nu’amani, Royal Office Minister, Sayyid Badr Bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and Lt. Gen Hassan Bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs.
Upon His Majesty’s ascension to the Royal Dais, the parade column gave the military salute; the Royal Anthem was played by the joint military parade band while the artillery fired a twenty-one gun salute to His Majesty.
Afterwards, the female commander of parade column approached the Royal Dais asking permission of the Supreme Commander to start the military parade, which began with the joint military musical parade march that represent the corps of Royal Oman Police (ROP), the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) the Royal Air Forces of Oman (RAFO) and the Royal Court Affairs (RCA) which passed in military formation before the Royal Dais in slow and regular march while playing musical pieces till they took their places behind the columns of the protocol guard.
Then, Columns of the Protocols Guard staged a military parade in regular military columns to the tune of the joint military musical pieces passing before the Royal Dais saluting the Supreme Commander.
The Columns of the Protocols Guard chanted the ROP anthem (Humat Al Haq) or right protectors, followed by the loyalty and allegiance to His Majesty, proclaiming thrice long live Sultan Qaboos, the Supreme Commander. Then, the Royal Anthem was played and the Columns of the Protocols Guard gave the military Salute to His Majesty the Sultan signaling the conclusion of the parade.
Later, Lt. Gen HassanBbin Mohsin Al Shraiqi, had the honor of presenting a commemorative gift to His Majesty in commemoration of this occasion.
