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Haitham bin Tariq Al Said Oman Sultan
Sultan of Oman
Reign11 January 2020 - present
PredecessorQaboos bin Said
Born (1954-10-13) October 13, 1954 (age 69)
Muscat, Oman

Haitham bin Tariqh Al Said (Arabic: هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد) born October 23, 1954 in Muscat) is the Sultan of Oman having succeeded his cousin Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on 11 January 2020.[1] He previously served as the Minister of Heritage and Culture in the Sultanate of Oman.[2][3]

Biography

Haitham bin Tariq is a member of the Al Said Omani royal family and a 1979 graduate of the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme (FSP),[4] his post graduate studies under the aegis of Pembroke College, with living quarters being provided by the then HQ of the FSP and located at Queen Elizabeth House, at 21 St.Giles, Oxford.

He was the first head of the Oman Football Association in the early 1980s and is described as a sports enthusiast.[5] He served as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs from 1986 to 1994, and later appointed as the Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1994–2002). [6][7] He was later appointed as the Minister of Heritage and Culture in the mid 1990s.[2]

After the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos on 10 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq succeeded him as Sultan of Oman the next day after taking an oath before an emergency session of the Council of Oman in Al-Bustan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Oman's new ruler Haitham bin Tariq takes oath: newspapers". Reuters. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Cabinet of Ministers". Oman News Agency. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ Appointing a Minister of Heritage and Culture, Royal Decree No11/2002, issued on February 14, 2002, published in issue 713 of the Official Gazette
  4. ^ "Haitham bin Tariq appointed new ruler of Oman". Arab News. 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "New Oman ruler chosen by agreement, or secret letter". France 24. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ Oman, Ministry of Legal Affairs (1986). Royal Decree No. 2/86. Official Gazette.
  7. ^ Oman, Ministry of Legal Affairs (1994). Royal Decree No. 110/94. Official Gazette.
  8. ^ "Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said succeeds Sultan Qaboos of Oman". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
Haitham bin Tariq
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