▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁Category : American ▁army ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : American ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent ▁Category : J apan ese - American ▁inter ne es ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁F res no , ▁California ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor <0x0A> </s> ▁She ik ha ▁A ish a ▁b int ▁Kh alf an ▁bin ▁J ame el ▁al - S ay abi y ah ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Public ▁Author ity ▁for ▁C raft ▁Indust ries , ▁O man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Kh alf an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sam ail ▁town , ▁the ▁young est ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁eleven ▁children . ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Sultan ▁Q ab o os ▁University , ▁from ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁finishing ▁her ▁education , ▁Kh alf an ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁O man ▁Q ab o os ▁bin ▁Sa id ▁al ▁Sa id ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁appoint ing ▁Kh alf an ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁O man i ▁Public ▁Author ity ▁for ▁C raft ▁Indust ries . ▁This ▁post ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁minister ▁without