{"id":16472,"date":"2018-10-24T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=16472"},"modified":"2018-10-24T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T18:00:54","slug":"success-story-of-sheikh-saud-bahwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/success-story-of-sheikh-saud-bahwan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Success Story of Sheikh Saud Bahwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17217 no-display appear\" src=\"https:\/\/small-projects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/small-projects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f-\u0628\u0647\u0648\u0627\u0646.jpg 535w, https:\/\/small-projects.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f-\u0628\u0647\u0648\u0627\u0646-283x300.jpg 283w\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"363\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0644\u0639\u0628 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u063a\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u063a\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0633\u0637\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0644 \u062e\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0641\u0644\u00a0<strong>\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u00a0\u0628\u0647\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong>\u00a0\u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0639 \u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">a commercial sea voyage to India with his father, Sheikh Salem, and a group of sailors, intending to sell dates and dried fish there. Years after this journey, he grew <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The young boy grew into an ambitious young man with many aspirations and dreams of succeeding in business and making money. He fully understood that these dreams and ambitions would not <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This would only be possible if he conducted his own independent business ventures. He therefore offered to buy from his father, Sheikh Salem, the dhow they had previously sailed together to India on during <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">their trading trip, agreeing to pay for the vessel from the profits he would earn from his future business ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Sea and Trade Voyages:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">After young Saud Bahwan bought a dhow from his father, he began making regular trips to transport passengers between Dhofar and Muscat, while also trading in dairy products<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and ghee. After 18 months of hard, consistent work, he had earned a substantial amount of money and repaid his father in full for the boat. Young Saud <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Bahwan wanted to earn even more, so he made many long-distance sea voyages. Of course, the weather was not always calm and pleasant, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and the waves often rose as the sea grew rough, bringing considerable hardship and fatigue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Difficult Situations and Ingenious Solutions:<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">One day, businessman Saud Bahwan set out on a commercial sea voyage to sell timber at a market in Africa. After selling his cargo and collecting the money, on his way <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">back, he lost all the money he had and found himself in an unfamiliar country. He cut down trees, sold firewood in the markets, raised enough money, and returned home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">On another voyage, he was heading to India to sell kingfish. Before he arrived, however, a fierce storm capsized his boat, and he lost his cargo at sea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">But, miraculously, he survived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u062b\u0628\u0637:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">These setbacks never discouraged him or made him lose hope. Instead, they strengthened his resolve to work and succeed, and he continued in business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> He became known for his honesty and for keeping his promises. This earned him people\u2019s affection and helped him open markets in Baghdad, Tehran, and the East. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Africa, India, and China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Establishing a Trading Company in Muscat:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0628\u0639\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u0646\u0645\u062a \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0642\u0631\u0631 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u062d\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0627\u00a0<em>\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0628\u0647\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/em>\u00a0\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u062a\u062a\u062d \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0647 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0645\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0647<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Muscat. He rented a small shop from a friend and managed it very effectively, leading to increased profits and expansion of his trading activities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Over time, he owned several shops operating in different commercial sectors. He then secured the Seiko watch agency, followed by the Toshiba agency, laying <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the foundation for greater success in the world of business and finance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">The First Omani Citizen to Travel to Japan:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer, did not yet have an agent in the Sultanate of Oman. Many businesspeople sought to win the company\u2019s agency there, and <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">one of them was Omani businessman Saud Bahwan. To give himself an advantage over the other candidates for Toyota\u2019s agency, he decided to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">travel to Japan. As soon as he entered the airport, security officials detained him because they had never seen an Omani passport before and believed <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">he was an impostor. After the British Embassy, which issued visas at the time, confirmed that his visa and passport were genuine, he was released <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and airport security allowed him to leave the airport and enter Japan, making him the first Omani to travel to Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">After Sheikh Saud Bahwan met with Toyota executives and spoke with them, they recognized that he was a visionary man with sharp business instincts, and so they decided to<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> They worked with him to become the official Toyota dealer in the Sultanate of Oman. After the agreement between the two parties was signed in 1975, the first shipment of cars arrived. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Toyota cars reached the Sultanate of Oman by sea. Because Toyota had a strong reputation and owning one was a dream for many Omanis, the cars were sold while still aboard the ship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As soon as the cars were unloaded onto the port quay, buyers paid for them, drove away, and headed off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">The Secrets Behind Sheikh Saud Bahwan\u2019s Success:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Sheikh Saud Bahwan, may God have mercy on him, said that one reason for success is to remember the words of God Almighty: \u201cAnd We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days.\u201d He also spoke of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the principle of perseverance: \u201cTry and try again, time after time\u2026 until you achieve success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0644\u0639\u0628 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u063a\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u063a\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0633\u0637\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0644 \u062e\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0641\u0644\u00a0\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u00a0\u0628\u0647\u0648\u0627\u0646\u00a0\u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0639 \u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0631\u062d\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u062d\u0631\u064a\u0647 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0647 \u0645\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0647<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[1670,17546,1028,17547,7249,17545,17548],"class_list":["post-16472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-1670","tag-17546","tag-1028","tag-17547","tag-7249","tag-17545","tag-17548"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}