Majid Al Suleimany - in brief - is an Author of 5 books – 2 in Management – see www.majidbooks.com – another of his websites. See also below.
Majid is a Columnist Between Us Only! for The Oman Daily Observer. He is a Management and Human Resources Expert, Consultant, and Professional. Married with four children, he lives in The Sultanate of Oman (GCC)
He was congratulated for his first National winning article, My Most Vivid Dream, by The Aga Khan in Tanzania.
He wrote for PDO Al Fahal Magazine. Two articles, A New Outlook On Omanisation and Stray Thoughts On Traffic, were reproduced by The Times of Oman - where he used to be a contributor.
He came to The Oman Daily Observer – www.omanobserver.om - as a weekly columnist writing Between Us Only!
He is now writing a book titled Sinking Deeper – No Money? No Honey.
Books published (5) -
• February 2005 Between Us Only,! sponsored by MB Petroleum and PetroGas published by Al Nahda Printing Press in Oman..
• November 2008 The Sequel – Between Us Only! - published by Trafford in Canada.
• January 2009 Short Takes – Between Us Only! published by BookSurge in the United States.
• May 2009 Psychology of Arab Management Thinking – Context and Perspectives – Arabian Management Series, published by Trafford in Canada.
• February 2010 A Cry For Help! - Context and Perspectives – Arabian Management Series, published by Trafford in Canada and the United States.
Who and What is Majid Said Nasser Al Suleimany?
A – Majid The Person.
The Person.
Eldest son and brother to 5 other brothers and 6 sisters – a full football team!
Both parents have expired.
Father of Twin Girls (Majda & Maliha – identical – married), Boy (Fahad- married) and Girl (Marwa – in University UK).
Wife (Mrs. Safiya Khalil Said Al Suleimany) works as an Executive Secretary in Finance Directorate in the same Company – PDO – Petroleum Development Oman
Volunteered for and took Early Retirement from the Company after 25 years of service.
For Non Arabic readers, the name ‘Majid’ (others spell it Majeed, Mageed) means Glory!
Late Father (and both maternal and paternal grandparents) born in Hail Ghaaf Quriyaat (Muscat) and in Nizwa in Oman Interior. Late Father and Late Elder Mother both as Omanis and Arabs that had emigrated to East Africa (Zanzibar & Tanzania) in the 1920s, returned to Oman in the 1970s after His Majesty Sultan Qaboos came into Accession.
Late Mother and self were born in Zanzibar, Tanzania from same Oman Arab family. Born on 7th June 1956.
*My education and training has been fully under the British Education and Training System and Auspices from Cambridge University ‘O’ Levels, ‘A’ Levels and College and University.
Fluent in English (see * above). Good in Arabic, Swahili and basics in Hindi.
Have some family members and relatives who are already UAE Citizens.
Twin Daughters (Majda and Maliha) working and married and with my first grandchildren.
Son Fahad also married and working in NAWRAS Telecoms.
My youngest and daughter Marwa is in UK studying BSc in Electrical and Electronics.
All the other family direct members are in Oman, and some family members that are UAE citizens in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai (UAE).
There are still some family members in Tanzania and Zanzibar in East Africa.
B – Characteristics and Personality – Strengths.
• Polite, kind, generous, ‘feeling type of person’, friendly and an outgoing extrovert nature.
• Highly open, adaptable and flexible to any given situation.
• An achiever and always with a win-win drive and ambition.
• A sense of wit and humour! See below also.
• An aptitude for creativity and innovation.
• Have a continuous desire and drive to keep learning and to improvise.
• Persuasive, Encourager and Supportive in all ways and formats.
• Respect formality and authority.
• Calls a spade a spade and can be forthright frank and open in views sometimes, especially if asked! See **** below!
• Emotional and Faculties matured and stable.
• Takes time (and ‘pushers’ need a lot of efforts) to get him cross and angry.
• Willing to accept criticisms and for corrective cum remedial actions.
• Tactful and diplomatic.
• ‘Live and let live’ life approach. See two sides to a coin, or ‘the wearer of the shoe knows where it pinches’!
• Moderation, flexible and pragmatism, leadership qualities.
• Sees a ‘glass half full’ instead of ‘a glass half empty’!
• Loyal, committed, dedicated, sincere, genuine, ethical and principled in approach and in focus.
• Very helpful and likes to assist as much as he can.
• Hates bragging, showing off, pride, superior complexes, bias, favouritism, prejudices, polariza tion and generalization – modest always
• Strong sense of integrity, ethics, honesty and reliability.
• Observes Religious Values.
• Self analytical and assessment (see all these!).
