Sultan of Oman Minister of Finance, Defence and Foreign Affairs
Reign
23 July 1970 – 10 January 2020
Prime Minister
Tariq bin Taimur (1970–72) Himself (1972–2020)
Predecessor
Said bin Taimur
Successor
Haitham bin Tariq
Prime Minister of Oman
In office
1972 – 10 January 2020
Deputy
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said (1972–2020) Fahr bin Taimur al Said (1976–96) Qais Bin Abdul Munim Al Zawawi (1982–95) Thuwaini bin Shihab al Said (?–1984–2010) Asa'ad bin Tariq (2017–20)
Predecessor
Tariq bin Taimur
Successor
Haitham bin Tariq
Born
(1940-11-18)18 November 1940 Salalah, Muscat and Oman (present day Dhofar Governorate, Oman)
Died
10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 79) Seeb, Muscat Governorate, Oman[1]
Buried
11 January 2020[2] Royal Cemetery, Muscat
Spouse
Sayyida Nawwal bint Tariq
(m. 1976; div. 1979)
Names
Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki bin Said Al Said
House
Al Said
Father
Said bin Taimur
Mother
Mazoon al-Mashani
Religion
Ibadi Islam
Signature
Qaboos bin Said Al Said[a] (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, IPA:[qaː.buːsbinsa.ʕiːdʔaːlsa.ʕiːd]; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said,[3] he was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death,[4] having ruled for almost half a century.
The only son of Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Qaboos was educated in Suffolk, England. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he served briefly in the British Army. He returned to Oman in 1966 and was the subject of considerable restrictions from his father. In 1970, Qaboos ascended to the Omani throne after overthrowing his father in a coup d'état, with British support. The country was subsequently renamed the Sultanate of Oman.
As sultan, Qaboos implemented a policy of modernization and ended Oman's international isolation.[5][6] His reign saw a rise in living standards and development in the country,[7] the abolition of slavery, the end of the Dhofar Rebellion, and the promulgation of Oman's constitution. Suffering from poor health in later life, Qaboos died in 2020. He had no children, so he entailed the royal court to reach consensus on a successor upon his death. As a precaution he hid a letter which named his successor in case an agreement was not achieved. After his death the royal court decided to view Qaboos's letter and named his intended successor, his cousin Haitham bin Tariq, as sultan.[8]
^Zacharias, Anna (11 January 2020). "Oman's long night: from rumour to reality as a nation learns of Sultan Qaboos' death". The National. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^Liz, Sly (11 January 2020). "Oman's Sultan Qaboos is buried as his successor is named". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"Qaboos bin Said". Webster's New World Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Inc. 1994. p. 694. ISBN 0-671-85017-2.
^"Can Oman's Stability Outlive Sultan Qaboos?". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^Message of condolence from The Queen on the passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, Retrieved on 15 January 2020. "He will be remembered for his wise leadership and his commitment to peace and understanding between nations and between faiths"
^European Union. Joint Statement on passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said. Retrieved on 22 March 2022. "Under His Majesty's leadership, Oman embarked on an unprecedented era of reforms that improved the living standards for the Omani people. His vision steered a foreign policy that placed Oman among the European Union's closest partners, in a region mired in conflict and gripped by tensions."
^Tony Blair [@TonyBlair] (11 January 2020). "I heard the news about His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman with great sadness. He was a leader of vision and purpose who took over the leadership of his country at a difficult time and raised it to an entirely new level of development and prosperity..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos". Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
QaboosbinSaid Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, IPA: [qaː.buːs bin sa.ʕiːd ʔaːl sa.ʕiːd]; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman...
grandson of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal. Sultan QaboosbinSaid was a cousin of Haitham, and Haitham served for multiple decades in Qaboos's cabinet. He was Minister...
son QaboosbinSaid. He was a member of the House of Al Said who in 1932 became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, succeeding his father Taimur bin Feisal...
the two public universities in the country and is named after QaboosbinSaid al-Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020. Most students entering...
Sayyid Talal bin Tariq (born 27 July 1947) Sayyida Nawwal (Kamila) bint Tariq (born 20 November 1951) married Sultan QaboosbinSaid in 1976 and divorced...
Sayyid Saïdbin Sultan al-Busaidi (Arabic: سعيد بن سلطان, Saʿīdbin Sulṭān, Swahili: Saïdbin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856) was Sultan of Muscat...
Shihab remained an advisor to his cousin, Sultan QaboosbinSaid. In March 2020, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq appointed Shihab as the new Deputy Prime Minister...
wife's father) Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq is the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs. The former Sultan, QaboosbinSaid, was his father's cousin. He...
Turki or Torki binSaid al Busaidi, GCSI (1832 – 4 June 1888) (Arabic: تركي بن سعيد, Balochi: ترکی بن سعید) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 30 January...
upon the death of Sultan QaboosbinSaid. Sayyid Fahd is married to a French woman. They have a son and a daughter, Kamel bin Fahd and Mona bint Fahd....
great-grandson, Sultan QaboosbinSaid, who rose to power by overthrowing his father, Saidbin Taimur, in a palace coup in 1970. Qaboos died on 10 January...
Haitham bin Tariq is the current sultan, reigning since 11 January 2020. Unlike the heads of other Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Qaboos did not publicly...
reign of his nephew QaboosbinSaid. Fahr was one of the sons of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal, and one of the half-brothers of Sultan Saidbin Taimur. He studied...
such as the Persians, Balochs and Sindhis. Since the accession of QaboosbinSaid as Sultan of Oman in 1970, Muscat has experienced rapid infrastructural...
Port Sultan Qaboos (previously known as Mina Qaboos) is the largest port in Muscat, Oman. Developed initially as a part of a plan for a "Greater Muttrah"...
Dhofar province. Salalah is the birthplace of the former Omani sultan, QaboosbinSaid. Salalah attracts many tourists from other parts of Oman and from abroad...
established in 1971 when it was granted a Royal charter by Sultan QaboosbinSaid. "British School Muscat among best in the Middle East". "British School...
the grandfather of Sultan QaboosbinSaid Al Said and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. He succeeded his father Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and...
Sultan Said bin Taimur and the paternal aunt of the sultans QaboosbinSaid and Haitham bin Tariq. In 1935, at a dance hall in Kobe, Japan, a 19-year-old...
requires them. A new series of banknotes has been released with sultan Haitham bin Tariq on the obverse. Oman Economy of Oman Gulf Cooperation Council "CBO...
line. QaboosbinSaid was the Sultan from 1970 until his death on 10 January 2020. Qaboos, who died childless, had named his cousin, Haitham bin Tariq...
country. The holiday currently celebrates the birthday of Sultan QaboosbinSaid al Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020. The Portuguese first arrived in...
Global Information
