An extract from a speech by the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, may his soul rest in peace, on the occasion of the 2nd National Day, 18 November 1972 An extract from a speech by the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said, may his soul rest in peace, on the occasion of the 2nd National Day, 18 November 1972

 

"Education was my great concern, and I saw that it was necessary to direct efforts to spread education. We have given the Ministry of Education the opportunity and supplied it with our capabilities to break the chains of ignorance. Schools have been  opened regardless; the important thing is that there should be education, even under the shadows of trees".