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The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman (Arabic: سلطان سلطنة عمان) is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Busaid dynasty, which has been the ruling family of Oman since the mid-18th century.
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. Since 11 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been the current sultan. [1]
The House of Al Bu Said (Arabic: آل بوسعيد, Arabic pronunciation: [aːl buː sa.ʕiːd]), is the current ruling royal family of Oman, and former ruling house of the Omani Empire (1744–1856), Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1856–1970) and the Sultanate of Zanzibar (1856–1964). [1]
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, hours after Qaboos's death. [5]
On 11 January 2020, Oman state TV said the Royal Family Council, in a letter to the Defense Council, had decided to defer to the choice that Qaboos named in his will, and thus had opened the letter by Qaboos naming his successor, announcing shortly that Haitham bin Tariq is the country's ruling sultan. [76]
Family tree of the Busaid dynasty. Add languages. ... are the current rulers of Oman and the former rulers of Zanzibar. ... bin Sultan (5) r. 1804-1856: Azzan bin ...
Theyazin is the eldest son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah.He has one younger brother and two sisters. [1] His paternal uncle, Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq, is the Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs, and another paternal uncle (also husband of his maternal aunt and his wife's father) Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq is the Deputy Prime ...
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.