Ahmad bin Na'aman Al Kaabi

Ahmad bin Na'aman Al Ka'abi (Arabic: أحمد بن نعمان الكعبي‎; was born in Sohar, Oman. He was the first Arab emissary to visit the United States. He was sent by the Sultan of Oman, Sayyid Said bin Sultan and sailed in 1840 from Zanzibar, in a newly built ship, called the Sultanah, to New York for trade between the two countries. He worked as Sayyid Said’s Private Secretary and Political Advisor. He kept a Log Book during the entire journey to the United States recording all the trade transactions and events. The Log Book was in the family of Saleh bin Abbas bin Abdulamir Al Shaibani through his father’s great uncle, Nasser bin Saleh bin Suleiman Al Shaibani.