Qaboos bin Said
18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020
Qaboos bin Said al Said was Sultan of Oman from 1970 until his death in 2020, the longest-serving ruler in the modern Arab world. He took power after deposing his father, Said bin Taimur, and oversaw the end of the Dhofar Rebellion and the build-out of Oman's roads, schools and hospitals. He also promulgated the Basic Law of the State in 1996 and pursued a foreign policy of neutrality and mediation.
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Life events
Qaboos was born as the son of Sultan Said bin Taimur.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAt the age of sixteen he was sent to a private education in England.
Qaboos completed officer training at Sandhurst in England.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was commissioned and spent a year on operational service with British forces stationed in West Germany.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOn his return his father kept him in effective isolation at the palace in Salalah.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA palace coup removed Said bin Taimur, who went into exile in London, and Qaboos took the throne.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGovernment forces, supported by British and Iranian troops, defeated the insurgency in the south.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe married his first cousin; the marriage ended in divorce and produced no children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe royal decree set out Oman's first written constitutional framework, including rules on succession.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died after a long illness and was succeeded by his cousin Haitham bin Tariq.
Source: en.wikipedia.org