Sultan of Oman

The Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarch and head of state of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Al Said dynasty, which is the ruling family of Oman.

Since 11 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been the current sultan.

List of Sultans
Al Said dynasty (1749–present)
 Name Portrait Reign start Reign end NotesAhmad bin Said al-Busaidi  90px  10 June 1749  15 December 1783  From 1744 in the coastal regionSaid bin Ahmad  90px  15 December 1783  1784  Last direct male descendant of Al Bu Said to hold the office of Imam. He abdicated secular power to his son Hamad and retired to Rustaq where he died in 1803.Rentz, George (1997) Oman and the south-eastern shore of Arabia Ithaca Press, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom :  pages 204-205, Hamad bin Said  90px  1784  13 March 1792 Sultan bin Ahmad  90px  13 March 1792  20 November 1804 Salim bin Sultan  90px 20 November 1804 14 September 1806 Co-RulersSaid bin Sultan 14 September 1806  19 October 1856  Sole RulerThuwaini bin Said  90px  19 October 1856  11 February 1866  KilledSalim bin Thuwaini  90px  11 February 1866  3 October 1868  DeposedAzzan bin Qais  90px  3 October 1868  30 January 1871  KilledTurki bin Said  90px  30 January 1871  4 June 1888 Faisal bin Turki  90px  4 June 1888  9 October 1913  British protectorate imposed on 20 March 1891.See Persian Gulf ResidencyOmanTaimur bin Feisal   9 October 1913  10 February 1932  Abdicated. Died in exile in India on 28 January 1965.Said bin Taimur   10 February 1932  23 July 1970  Deposed in the 1970 Omani coup d'état. Died in exile in the United Kingdom on 19 October 1972.Qaboos bin Said  90px  23 July 1970  10 January 2020  British protectorate ended on 2 December 1971.Haitham bin Tariq  90px  11 January 2020  Incumbent 

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