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Nakhoda Rashid bin Saeed bin Khamis bin Ali Al Mudailawi Al Farsi

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Born in the Omani city of Sur in 1895 and died in    1970. He travelled between Oman, Iraq, the Arab Gulf states, Africa, Yemen and India.  He owned a number of ships, among them:

1 = Al Awaya, of the ghanja type, which was purchased.

2 = Al Awaya, of the sambuk type, which he built in the city of Sur.

3 = Hisan, of the badan type, which he built in the city of Sur.

He worked as nakhoda on his own ships for a time, then sold them or disposed of them after they were broken up, and worked as nakhoda with:-

1 = Sultan Said bin Taimur, on the ship named (Al Tarrad).

2 = the Al Futaim family in the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Dubai.

3 = Salem bin Mubarak Al Razeeqi, on his ship named (Al Baz), of the sambuk type.

4 =  on the ship "Al Mutasahhil", owned by Mubarak bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Mudailawi.

Reference: Hammoud bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Ghailani — Maritime History and Shipbuilding in the Omani City of Sur — Arabic Press — 2006

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