On Wednesday 6 August, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) presented Captain (Aqeed) Ahmed Al Badi, Head of the Oman National Hydrographic Office (ONHO), with the prestigious Alexander Dalrymple Award for 2025. The award recognises him for services to hydrography.

Captain Ahmed Al Badi was invited to the UKHO where he was presented with this year’s award. Hosted by the UK’s National Hydrographer and Director of Data Acquisition and Defence, Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE, the presentation was attended by members of the wider UKHO team, as well as by Colonel Said Al Mamari, Assistant Military Attaché from the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman.

The Alexander Dalrymple Award committee recognised Captain Ahmed Al Badi’s impressive strategic vision and leadership in leading ONHO in the S-100 s

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