Qais bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi (27 August 1935 - September 11, 1995), was the second foreign minister for the Sultanate of Oman, and later from 1982 served as Deputy Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

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 for Economic and Financial affairs until his death on September 11, 1995 in a Salalah accident, whilst in the car with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and his brother Dr.Omar bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi, the external liaison for His Majesty the Sultan

Sultan

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Before returning to Oman, after the Sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup, Al Zawawi studied in India and then moved to Dubai, where he helped set up the Pepsi-Cola Operations with Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

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, the then Ruler of Dubai (1958–1990), H.E. Sultan bin Ali Al Owais and Mohamed Yehia Zakaria

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, both prominent business men.

Al Zawawi founded Alawi Enterprises.