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Country Profile
<British Protectorate of Qumar (1918 - 1935) - Qumar (1935 - ) >
Capital: Jabal Nafusah
Official Languages: Persian, Arabic
Government: Parliamentary Democracy (74 seat Parliament)
Population: 5,678,980 (2009 census)
Currency: Qumari Riyal
Religion: Sunni Islam
Political Parties:
Qumari Reform Party: 35
Qumari Conservative Party: 29
Independents: 7
Religious Minorities: 3
List of Sultans:
Mohammed ibn Shareef (1936 - 1941)
Haqim ibn Rakkiri (1941 - 1945)
Aqil bin Shakarat (1946 - 1963)
Faisal bin Saudkiri (1963 - 1971)
Abdul bin Mussawir (1971 - 1980)
Ali Usef ibn Shareef (1980 - 2007)
Manab ibn Hessani (2007 - )
History:
During the treaty of Versailles, a minor disagreement arose over the country of Persia. One of the members of the American delegation named Thomas Pierce, seeking to end a dispute between France and Britain proposed a compromise, which quickly gained traction among the leaders of the great powers. The country of Persia would be partitioned into two separate nations. The northern part which would comprise the bulk of the country, would be called Persia, and was heavily supported by the Russian delegation along with the French. The British were satisfied with the area of Southern Persia which they called Qumar, taken from a bastardization of the Arabic word kamar, an alternate name for the moon. The country was quickly made a protectorate with no protest from the French or Russian delegation. It should be pointed out that Wilson's plan for self determination only extended as far as Europe, and the country of Persia was split up by agreement between the European powers and called the Pierce Compromise, much to Thomas Pierce's dismay who made the suggestion only in jest.
The British were always disappointed with the output of Qumar, this was in part due to an erroneous geological report dated from 1915 which led them to believe the country was rife with Coal deposits. In 1935 Britain decided to abandon the colony and to let it "determine its own role in the world." by this point in time neither the people of Qumar or Persia sought reunification, in fact the Shah was vehemently against it. Technically Qumar had been a parliamentary democracy since the British abandonment and member of the Commonwealth of Nations from 1935, however in 1936 Mohammed ibn Shareef a former soldier of the British colonial garrison performed a coup-d-etat and declared himself sultan, similar to the rise of the al Saud family in Saudi Arabia, and cut ties to the Commonwealth of Nations. Given the economic depression around the world, and the continuing foreign policy dilemmas regarding Germany, scarcely any world power noticed that Qumar had become a dictatorship. However Mohammed ibn Shareef now Sultan of Qumar did not disband the parliament, and throughout his reign he kept it filled with his supporters, prepared to rubberstamp his policies.
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...declassified in 1984, it was discovered that the Nazi colonel Fuhler was assassinated by OSS forces. The Kalifa Air Base passed from German control, once more to Qumari control. Although not a battle by any stretch, it did permanently stymy Nazi influence in the Middle East, and severely weakened Sultan Haqim ibn Rakkiri, who would be deposed in 1946.
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... and Sultan Abdul bin Mussawir, was killed on his yacht in 1980. Although President Jimmy Carter condemned the assassination, following the rise of the ayatollah in nearby Iran it carried little weight in international politics, especially since it did not herald a rise of a theocratic state. The man who replaced Mussawir, came from the most powerful political family in Qumar, the Shareefs. Since the 1930s the Shareefs had been officially royal once before, and after 40 years out of power Mohammed ibn Shareef's eldest son, Ali Usef ibn Shareef, wished to be sultan. Apparently the man was not content to merely be the unchecked CEO of Qumar's national oil company, ShareefPetro and all the profits he received from that. In the days of the early 80s, the Shareef's return to power was heralded as a ray of hope in an otherwise hostile region of the world. In 1981, during Reagan's administration, the Pentagon as part of a massive buildup, leased the Kalifa Air Base. The Air Base itself had a chequered past. The base had been built by the British in 1928, and in 1935 it was transferred to the Qumari Ministry of Defense, and then during Shareef's coup to the Qumari military, and then it was leased to Germany from 1940 to 1942 who expanded the base greatly, and then back to Qumar, and finally to the US Military in 1981, which still holds the lease to this day.
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Following the wikileaks release in 2010, we now know many of the details surrounding the rise of the Bahji cells in Qumar in the 1990s. Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef was still ostensibly a friend in the west, but following the University of Qumar protest in 1993 became increasingly paranoid, and began to turn Qumar into more like a police state. The Bahji cells were actually the work of Abdul ibn Shareef to create a muslim fundamentalist terrorist network, with many other terrorist leaders. It is believed that his plan following his expected destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, was to overthrow his brother Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef and claim power for himself, and turn Qumar into a Sunni Theocratic State. His plan and that of the Bahji extremists were put to a halt by Shareef's assassination in 2002 and Acting President Walken's strikes against Bahji cells in 2003 in the wake of the Zoey Bartlet Crisis.
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Ever since the revolts which dramatically ended Sultan Ali Usef's reign, Prime Minister Zuben Ahmed has been an effective head of government, if at times a difficult one. In 2008 he announced the reinitialization of the Jasken research reactor, as part of a ploy to rankle Iran. Recently he has been locked in a political battle with Sultan Manab ibn Hessani for control of the Reform Party. Hessani pushes for much more reforms then Ahmed thinks reasonable, but it is an interesting dynamic between the two men. Hessani while popular with the people and the West, cannot be a member of the Qumari Parliament, also his being Sultan causes much difficulty with possible Commonwealth of Nations membership, as Queen Elizabeth is head of state. Ahmed on the other hand is popular with most other Muslim nations save Iran and Afghanistan, and although has done some reforms is not as fast as the Sultan would like. Ahmed probably regrets his decision supporting Hessani's claim to the throne in 2007 now.
At present Sultan Hessani is doing everything in his power to have Qumar be brought back in to the Commonwealth of Nations, and has successfully gotten her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to visit Qumar in May.
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Abdul ibn Shareef was show casted and played by Al'Nomani. That's the best pic I have. I couldn't use a screenshot from the West Wing for two reasons. 1. I don't have that episode to view right now. 2. In that scene I can't think of a single good reason for why Bartlet or McGarry would let a photographer in there.
Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef will be played by Mahmoud Kabil, a respected Egyptian Actor and UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Sultan Manab ibn Hessani is played by Alexander Siddig of Star Trek: DS9 fame, and also Syriana
Prime Minister Ahmed... had a previous casting, but I cannot identify who it is in that picture of him, but thanks to Mark I now know... Art Malik
Country Profile
<British Protectorate of Qumar (1918 - 1935) - Qumar (1935 - ) >
Capital: Jabal Nafusah
Official Languages: Persian, Arabic
Government: Parliamentary Democracy (74 seat Parliament)
Population: 5,678,980 (2009 census)
Currency: Qumari Riyal
Religion: Sunni Islam
Political Parties:
Qumari Reform Party: 35
Qumari Conservative Party: 29
Independents: 7
Religious Minorities: 3
Mohammed ibn Shareef (1936 - 1941)
Haqim ibn Rakkiri (1941 - 1945)
Aqil bin Shakarat (1946 - 1963)
Faisal bin Saudkiri (1963 - 1971)
Abdul bin Mussawir (1971 - 1980)
Ali Usef ibn Shareef (1980 - 2007)
Manab ibn Hessani (2007 - )
History:
During the treaty of Versailles, a minor disagreement arose over the country of Persia. One of the members of the American delegation named Thomas Pierce, seeking to end a dispute between France and Britain proposed a compromise, which quickly gained traction among the leaders of the great powers. The country of Persia would be partitioned into two separate nations. The northern part which would comprise the bulk of the country, would be called Persia, and was heavily supported by the Russian delegation along with the French. The British were satisfied with the area of Southern Persia which they called Qumar, taken from a bastardization of the Arabic word kamar, an alternate name for the moon. The country was quickly made a protectorate with no protest from the French or Russian delegation. It should be pointed out that Wilson's plan for self determination only extended as far as Europe, and the country of Persia was split up by agreement between the European powers and called the Pierce Compromise, much to Thomas Pierce's dismay who made the suggestion only in jest.
The British were always disappointed with the output of Qumar, this was in part due to an erroneous geological report dated from 1915 which led them to believe the country was rife with Coal deposits. In 1935 Britain decided to abandon the colony and to let it "determine its own role in the world." by this point in time neither the people of Qumar or Persia sought reunification, in fact the Shah was vehemently against it. Technically Qumar had been a parliamentary democracy since the British abandonment and member of the Commonwealth of Nations from 1935, however in 1936 Mohammed ibn Shareef a former soldier of the British colonial garrison performed a coup-d-etat and declared himself sultan, similar to the rise of the al Saud family in Saudi Arabia, and cut ties to the Commonwealth of Nations. Given the economic depression around the world, and the continuing foreign policy dilemmas regarding Germany, scarcely any world power noticed that Qumar had become a dictatorship. However Mohammed ibn Shareef now Sultan of Qumar did not disband the parliament, and throughout his reign he kept it filled with his supporters, prepared to rubberstamp his policies.
<>
...declassified in 1984, it was discovered that the Nazi colonel Fuhler was assassinated by OSS forces. The Kalifa Air Base passed from German control, once more to Qumari control. Although not a battle by any stretch, it did permanently stymy Nazi influence in the Middle East, and severely weakened Sultan Haqim ibn Rakkiri, who would be deposed in 1946.
<>
... and Sultan Abdul bin Mussawir, was killed on his yacht in 1980. Although President Jimmy Carter condemned the assassination, following the rise of the ayatollah in nearby Iran it carried little weight in international politics, especially since it did not herald a rise of a theocratic state. The man who replaced Mussawir, came from the most powerful political family in Qumar, the Shareefs. Since the 1930s the Shareefs had been officially royal once before, and after 40 years out of power Mohammed ibn Shareef's eldest son, Ali Usef ibn Shareef, wished to be sultan. Apparently the man was not content to merely be the unchecked CEO of Qumar's national oil company, ShareefPetro and all the profits he received from that. In the days of the early 80s, the Shareef's return to power was heralded as a ray of hope in an otherwise hostile region of the world. In 1981, during Reagan's administration, the Pentagon as part of a massive buildup, leased the Kalifa Air Base. The Air Base itself had a chequered past. The base had been built by the British in 1928, and in 1935 it was transferred to the Qumari Ministry of Defense, and then during Shareef's coup to the Qumari military, and then it was leased to Germany from 1940 to 1942 who expanded the base greatly, and then back to Qumar, and finally to the US Military in 1981, which still holds the lease to this day.
<>
Following the wikileaks release in 2010, we now know many of the details surrounding the rise of the Bahji cells in Qumar in the 1990s. Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef was still ostensibly a friend in the west, but following the University of Qumar protest in 1993 became increasingly paranoid, and began to turn Qumar into more like a police state. The Bahji cells were actually the work of Abdul ibn Shareef to create a muslim fundamentalist terrorist network, with many other terrorist leaders. It is believed that his plan following his expected destruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, was to overthrow his brother Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef and claim power for himself, and turn Qumar into a Sunni Theocratic State. His plan and that of the Bahji extremists were put to a halt by Shareef's assassination in 2002 and Acting President Walken's strikes against Bahji cells in 2003 in the wake of the Zoey Bartlet Crisis.
<>
Ever since the revolts which dramatically ended Sultan Ali Usef's reign, Prime Minister Zuben Ahmed has been an effective head of government, if at times a difficult one. In 2008 he announced the reinitialization of the Jasken research reactor, as part of a ploy to rankle Iran. Recently he has been locked in a political battle with Sultan Manab ibn Hessani for control of the Reform Party. Hessani pushes for much more reforms then Ahmed thinks reasonable, but it is an interesting dynamic between the two men. Hessani while popular with the people and the West, cannot be a member of the Qumari Parliament, also his being Sultan causes much difficulty with possible Commonwealth of Nations membership, as Queen Elizabeth is head of state. Ahmed on the other hand is popular with most other Muslim nations save Iran and Afghanistan, and although has done some reforms is not as fast as the Sultan would like. Ahmed probably regrets his decision supporting Hessani's claim to the throne in 2007 now.
At present Sultan Hessani is doing everything in his power to have Qumar be brought back in to the Commonwealth of Nations, and has successfully gotten her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to visit Qumar in May.
>>>>>
>>>>>
Abdul ibn Shareef was show casted and played by Al'Nomani. That's the best pic I have. I couldn't use a screenshot from the West Wing for two reasons. 1. I don't have that episode to view right now. 2. In that scene I can't think of a single good reason for why Bartlet or McGarry would let a photographer in there.
Sultan Ali Usef ibn Shareef will be played by Mahmoud Kabil, a respected Egyptian Actor and UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Sultan Manab ibn Hessani is played by Alexander Siddig of Star Trek: DS9 fame, and also Syriana
Prime Minister Ahmed... had a previous casting, but I cannot identify who it is in that picture of him, but thanks to Mark I now know... Art Malik
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