Haitham bin Tariq

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Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
File:Sultan Haitham Swearing In.jpg
Haitham bin Tariq at his swearing-in as sultan
Sultan of Oman
Reign11 January 2020 – present
PredecessorQaboos bin Said
Born (1954-10-13) 13 October 1954 (age 69)
Muscat, Muscat and Oman
SpouseAhad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Said[citation needed]
IssueTheyazin bin Haitham Al-Said
Bilarab bin Haitham Al-Said
Thuraya bint Haitham Al-Said
Omaima bint Haitham Al-Said
HouseAl Said
FatherTariq bin Taimur
MotherShawana bint Hamud Al-Busaidiyah
ReligionIbadi Islam

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد; born 13 October 1954)[1] is the sultan of Oman, having succeeded his cousin Qaboos bin Said on 11 January 2020.[2] He previously served as Minister of Heritage and Culture in the Sultanate of Oman.[3][4]

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).[5] Haitham's father was Tariq bin Taimur, son of Taimur bin Feisal (sultan 1913–1932). His brother Asa'ad bin Tariq bin Taimur al Said is the Deputy Prime Minister.

Roles

He was the first head of the Oman Football Association in the early 1980s and is described as a sports enthusiast.[6] 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).[7][8] He was later appointed as the Minister of Heritage and Culture in the mid 1990s.[3] He usually represented Oman abroad.[9]

He is also Chairman of the committee for the future vision of "Oman 2040″ along with being honorary president of the Oman Association for the Disabled and honorary president of the "Omani-Japanese Friendship Association."[10]

Succession

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.[11] Oman state TV said authorities had opened the letter by Sultan Qaboos bin Said naming his successor, announcing shortly that Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is the country’s ruling sultan.[12]

Honours

Styles of
The Sultan of Oman
Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
National honours
  • Order of Al-Russoukh, 1st class (23 November 2010).
Foreign honours

Ancestry

Main article: List of rulers of Oman
16. Turki bin Said
8. Faisal bin Turki
17. an Ethiopian suri
4. Taimur bin Feisal
18. Thuwaini bin Said
9. Aliya bint Thuwaini Al Said
2. Tariq bin Taimur
20. Salim
10. Ali bin Salim
5. Fatima bint Ali Al Said
22. Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar
11. Aliya bint Barghash Al Said
1. Haitham bin Tariq Al Said[13]
6. Hamud Al-Busaidiyah
3. Shawana bint Hamud Al-Busaidiyah

References

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