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Sultan Qaboos welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to Muscat, Oman, April 5, 2008. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Qaboos, 2018 Under Qaboos, Oman fostered closer ties with Iran than other Arab states of the Persian Gulf , and was careful to appear neutral and maintain a balance between the West and Iran. [ 31 ]
Sayyida Ahad bin Abdullah is the consort of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. Royal consorts of Oman are women that have been married to the Sultan of Oman. Sultan Qaboos bin Said was unmarried for most of his reign so Oman was without a first lady for over 50 years until the accession of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in 2020.
Dr. Al Sabti was blessed by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, to be honoured with GCC Medal in Civil Service and Administrative Development, on May 1, 2019. [15] He was also conferred by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Oman Civil Order (3rd class) in November 2015 along with other Excellencies, in appreciation to their active role in performing national duties. [16]
A new Sultan of Oman has been sworn in following the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, but who was he and why was his death important?
The 1970 Omani coup d'état was the overthrow of Sultan of Oman Said bin Taimur by his son Qaboos bin Said in Oman on 23 July 1970. Occurring in the midst of the Dhofar War, the palace coup was executed with the British and saw Said deposed and sent into exile to the United Kingdom.
On 11 January 2021, Sultan Haitham amended the Basic Statute to institute a formal line of succession, repealing Royal Decree 96/101 promulgated by his predecessor Sultan Qaboos in November 1996, and created the title and position of Crown Prince of Oman. [3]
Sultan Qaboos University; National University of Science and Technology; Palestine. Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine; An-Najah National University Faculty of ...
Haitham was born in Muscat and is a grandson of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal. Sultan Qaboos bin Said was a cousin of Haitham, and Haitham served for multiple decades in Qaboos's cabinet, most recently as Minister of Heritage and Culture. [3] [4] Sultan Qaboos named him as his successor in his will. Haitham was proclaimed sultan on 11 January 2020 ...