Sultan of Oman

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Sultan of Oman
سلطان عمان
Royal Standard of Oman.svg
Standard of the Sultan of Oman
Incumbent
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.jpg
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
since 11 January 2020
Details
Style His Majesty
Heir apparent Theyazin bin Haitham
First monarch Al-Julanda bin Mas'ood (imamate)
Ahmad bin Said (Al Bu Said dynasty)
Formation751 (imamate)
1744 (Al Said Dynasty)
Residence Al Alam Palace
Website www.oman.om

The Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarch and head of state of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Al Said dynasty, which is the ruling family of Oman.

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Since 11 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been the current sultan. [1]

List of Sultans

Al Said dynasty (1749–present)

NamePortraitReign startReign endNotes
Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi No image.png 10 June 174915 December 1783From 1744 in the coastal region
Said bin Ahmad No image.png 15 December 17831784Last direct male descendant of Al Bu Said to hold the office of Imam. He abdicated secular power to his son Hamad and retired to Rustaq where he died in 1803. [2]
Hamad bin Said No image.png 178413 March 1792
Sultan bin Ahmad No image.png 13 March 179220 November 1804
Salim bin Sultan No image.png 20 November 180414 September 1806Co-Rulers
Said bin Sultan
14 September 180619 October 1856Sole Ruler
Thuwaini bin Said No image.png 19 October 185611 February 1866Killed
Salim bin Thuwaini No image.png 11 February 18663 October 1868Deposed
Azzan bin Qais No image.png 3 October 186830 January 1871Killed
Turki bin Said Turki ibn Said.jpg 30 January 18714 June 1888
Faisal bin Turki Faysal bin Turki.jpg 4 June 18889 October 1913 British protectorate imposed on 20 March 1891. [3] [4]
Taimur bin Feisal 9 October 191310 February 1932Abdicated. Died in exile in India on 28 January 1965.
Said bin Taimur Portrait of Said Bin Timur.jpg 10 February 193223 July 1970Deposed in the 1970 Omani coup d'état. Died in exile in the United Kingdom on 19 October 1972.
Qaboos bin Said QaboosBinSaidAlSaid (cropped).jpg 23 July 197010 January 2020British protectorate ended on 2 December 1971.
Haitham bin Tariq Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.jpg 11 January 2020Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Oman's new ruler Haitham bin Tariq takes oath: newspapers". Reuters. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Rentz, George (1997) Oman and the south-eastern shore of Arabia Ithaca Press, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom : pages 204-205, ISBN   0-86372-199-0
  3. ↑ See Persian Gulf Residency
  4. ↑ Oman


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