Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and overlooks the mouth of the Persian Gulf. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The capital and largest city is Muscat. Oman has a population of nearly 4.7 million and is the 124th most-populous country. The coast faces the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.
Oman is the site of pre-historic human habitation, stretching back over 100,000 years. The region was impacted by powerful invaders, including other Arab tribes, Portugal and Britain. Oman once possessed the island of Zanzibar on the east coast of Africa as a colony. Oman also held Gwadar as a colony for many years.
Qaboos bin Said Al Said 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, he was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death, having ruled for almost half a century.
Sultan Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki Al Said was the Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 5 October 1913 to 10 February 1932.
The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, in the second half of the 19th century and 20th century. Ruled by the Busaid dynasty, it was established as a result of the partition of the Omani Empire upon the death of its last ruler Said bin Sultan. The Sultanate transitioned into a new form of government after the palace coup of 23 July 1970 in which the sultan Said bin Taimur was immediately deposed in favor of his son Qaboos bin Said.
The Central Bank of Oman was established in December 1974 and began operations on 1 April 1975. It replaced the Oman Currency Board as the principal currency authority in Oman. Currently it is headed by Taimur bin Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said.
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harab Al Busaidi was an Omani politician. He served in the government for over 40 years including as the Minister of the Interior and the Minister Responsible For Defense.
The House of Busaid, also known as Al Said dynasty, is the current ruling royal house of the Oman, and former ruling royal house of the Omani Empire (1744–1856), Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1856–1970) and the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1856–1964). It was founded by Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi, ruler of Oman and its east African territories at the time.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for all matters relating to the defence of the state.
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman.
Dr. Salem Ben Nasser Al-Ismaily is an Omani advisor at the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Ismaily was previously the chairman and chief executive officer of the Sultanate of Oman Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development, or Ithraa. Al Ismaily has been conferred by the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, the second class order of Oman and by Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur, the late Sultan of Oman, the third and the second class orders of Oman.
Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs.
Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur Al Said was a member of the Omani royal family and the first prime minister of the Cabinet of Oman. Tariq was the son of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal and father of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.
Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said is the Crown Prince of Oman and the Minister of Culture, Sports, & Youth.
Sayyida Buthaina bint Taimur Al Said is a member of the Omani royal family. She is the only daughter of former Sultan Taimur bin Feisal. Her mother was a Japanese woman, Kiyoko Oyama. Buthaina is the half-sister of Sultan Said bin Taimur and the paternal aunt of the sultans Qaboos bin Said and Haitham bin Tariq.
The succession to the Omani throne constitutes those individuals eligible to succeed to the throne of the Sultanate of Oman.
Sultan bin Salim bin Said al-Habsi is the current Minister of Finance of Oman since 18 August 2020. He is also the chairman of Oman Investment Authority.
Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said is a member of the Omani royal family and the Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs.
Said bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Saqri is the Omani Minister of Economy. He was appointed as minister on 18 August 2020.
