Sayyid Khalid

About

Omani business owner, musician and sportsman, best known as the former chairman of the Oman Football Association. He posts to Instagram under the handle sayyidkhalid, which has over 500,000 followers.

Before Fame

He attended Sultan School before completing his MBA at Henley Business School at the University of Reading, England. In 1986, after finishing his studies, he relocated back to Oman to take up a sports role as the vice president of Fanja Sports Club until 1988. His interest in music began in primary school when he began playing the accordion and drums in a music group and partaking in school theatres and performances. He began composing at the age of 18 and his first two songs (titled 'A Greeting of Love' and 'Bright Beacon') were released in 1983 airing on Oman TV. 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 show.

Trivia

He is best known for his role as chairman of the Oman Football Association (OFA) from 2007-2016. During his leadership the Oman National Team won the 19th Gulf Cup for the first time ever in 2009. His musical compositions have been used locally, regionally and international by multiple performers (most notably by singer and television personality Ahlam Al Shamsi). He has composed more than 200 songs, the most famous being a national song titled 'The Years Glow With You'.

Family Life

He lives in Muscat, Oman.

Associated With

His musical compositions have been sung by singer, Ahlam Alshamsi.