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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. [32] Haitham has two sons and two daughters.
Omani citizens make up the majority of Oman's total population. Over one and a half million other Omanis live in other areas of the Middle East and the Swahili Coast. In 2023, an estimated percentage of 47.2% of Omani Muslims were Sunni Muslims and 35.2% were Ibadi Muslims while only 6.5% were Shia Muslims. [13]
The Omani khanjar is tucked underneath a waist belt and is situated at the front and centre of the wearer's body. [7] It used to form part of everyday attire; [ 8 ] however, it is now carried as a "ceremonial dagger", [ 9 ] and worn only for formal events and ceremonies – such as weddings, parades, meetings, and diplomatic functions – among ...
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup took place in Muscat, from 4 to 17 January 2009 and was won by the Omani national football team. The 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup that took place in Kuwait , from 22 December 2017 until 5 January 2018 with Oman winning their second title, defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final.
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] Haitham has two sons and two daughters.
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In 1696, under the reign of Saif bin Sultan, an Omani fleet attacked Mombasa, besieging the Portuguese Fort Jesus, in which 2,500 civilians had taken refuge. The siege of the fort ended after 33 months when the garrison, dying of hunger, surrendered to the Omanis. By 1783, the Omani Empire had expanded eastwards to Gwadar in present-day ...
Qâbus ben-Saʿyed ʾâl-Saʿyed (1940–2020), the Sultan of Oman, whom the song was originally dedicated to "The Salute of the Sultan" (Arabic: السلام السلطاني) is the national anthem of the Sultanate of Oman.