MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Theyazin Bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth affirmed the vital role played by Omani youth’s in continuing the march of development and putting forward their aspirations and hopes for a brighter future. 

On behalf of the youth of Oman, Sayyid Theyazin expressed his gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik. The Sultanate on Tuesday celebrated the Oman Youth Day, which falls on October 26 every year.  

Sayyid Theyazin also appreciated the young people in coming together to help during cyclone Shaheen. “Our youth have unlimited potential,” Sayyid Theyazin said. 

Sayyid Theyazin pointed out that the “Youth Excellence Award” in its second edition, which is supervised by the Ministry is formulated to honor the glorified Omani youth and motivate them to exert more creativity and innovation in various fields. 

According to Census 2020, the number of Omani youth stood at 549,969 and some of them contributed directly to the formulating Oman Vision 2040.