برزنتيشين قصير عن السلطان قابوس رحمه الله Qaboos bin Said

The only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat and Oman, Qaboos was educated in England. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he served briefly in the British Army. He returned to Oman in 1966 and was the subject of considerable restrictions from his father. In 1970, Qaboos ascended to the Omani throne after overthrowing his father in a coup d’état, with British support. The country was subsequently re-named the Sultanate of Oman.

برزنتيشين قصير عن السلطان قابوس رحمه الله Qaboos bin Said

As Sultan, Qaboos implemented a policy of modernization and ended Oman’s international isolation.  His reign saw a rise in living standards and development in the country, the abolition of slavery, the end of the Dhofar Rebellion and the promulgation of Oman’s constitution. Suffering from poor health in later life, Qaboos died in 2020. He had no children, so he named his cousin Haitham bin Tariq his heir.