▁together ▁Mus cat ▁and ▁O man . ▁Once ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁un ited , ▁Sa id ▁left ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Mus cat ▁and ▁res ided ▁in ▁a ▁coast al ▁town ▁in ▁D hof ar . ▁Mus cat ▁and ▁O man ▁became ▁fully ▁so ver eign ▁and ▁independent ▁states ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁r uler . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁May o ▁College ▁at ▁A j mer ▁in ▁Raj put ana , ▁India , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 - 1 9 2 7 ▁where ▁he ▁master ed ▁English ▁and ▁Ur du . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Mus cat ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁he ▁attend ▁Be ir ut ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁education . ▁His ▁father , ▁Sultan ▁Ta im ur ▁bin ▁Fe is al , ▁fe ared ▁that ▁by ▁sending ▁him ▁to ▁Be ir ut , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Sa id ’ s ▁father ▁was ▁strongly ▁against ▁him ▁learning ▁the ▁ways ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁world ▁and ▁speaking ▁English . ▁When ▁Sa id ▁was ▁younger , ▁his ▁father ▁found ▁Sa ’ id ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Nad ir ▁possess ing ▁an ▁English ▁primer , ▁and ▁he ▁ordered ▁all ▁their ▁books ▁be ▁burn ed . ▁Instead ▁of ▁sending ▁Sa id ▁to ▁Be ir ut , ▁his ▁father ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁Bag hd ad ▁to ▁study ▁Arab ic ▁literature ▁and ▁history ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁year - long ▁study