PR : H.M SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID

Sultan Qaboos bin Said

Sultan Qaboos bin Said was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18th November, 1940, the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur (1932-1970) and the eighth direct descendant of the royal Al Busaidi line, founded in 1744 by Imam Ahmed bin Said.(1)

sultan Qaboos with his Father Sultan Said Bin Taimor

SULTAN QABOOS'S MOTHER

Qaboos acceded to the throne on 23 July 1970 following a successful coup against his father, with the aim of ending the country's isolation and using its oil revenue for modernization and development,[4] moving to Muscat. There he declared that the country would no longer be known as Muscat and Oman, but would change its name to "the Sultanate of Oman" in order to better reflect its political unity.

SULTAN QABOOS IN ROYAL MILITERY ACADEMY SANDHURST

Qaboos officially keeps Oman neutral, having contacts and normal relations with Iran while being an ally of western states like Britain and the U.S..
Oman has more normal relations with Iran than the other Persian Gulf states, careful to appear neutral and maintain a balance between the West and Iran. As a result, Oman has often acted as an intermediary between the United States and Iran. (2)