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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 ]
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]
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.
The sultan has ruled Oman since overthrowing his father in a bloodless 1970 coup.
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 ...
On 22 March 1976, Sayyida Nawwal married her first cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. She took the name Kamila at the time of her marriage which was also the name of her paternal grandmother. [4] The marriage ended in divorce in 1979 with no issue. [5] She remarried in 2005 while Sultan Qaboos remained unmarried. [6]
The succession is governed by the Basic Statute of Oman, and is restricted to male descendants of Sultan Turki bin Said, who must be Muslim, "rational" and the legitimate son of Omani Muslim parents. [1] Until January 2021, the succession was by selection among the eligible male descendants of Turki bin Said. [2]
Meet the experts: Scott Keatley, RD, co-owner of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy; Christy Brissette, RD, nutritionist and owner of 80 Twenty Nutrition; Danbee Kim, MD, nutrition expert and ...