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His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has conferred Oman Military Order (2nd Class) on chief British loan officer Maj Gen
Felix Gedney. The military order was presented by HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence
Affairs, when he received the British officer at his office on Wednesday to bid him farewell at the end of his tour of duty.
HH Sayyid Shihab thanked the seconded British officer for his efforts in strengthening relations between the Sultanate of
Oman and the United Kingdom. He wished him further success. On his part, Maj Gen Felix Gedney commended the
strong bilateral relations and expressed his appreciation for the cooperation extended to him during his tenure. The
felicitation ceremony was attended by Dr Mohammed bin Nasser bin Ali al Za’abi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Defence, and Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF)