Haitham bin Tariq

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
  • هَيْثَم بْن طَارِق آل سَعِيد
A photograph of Haitham aged 68
Haitham in 2024
Sultan of Oman
Reign11 January 2020 – present
PredecessorQaboos bin Said
Heir apparentTheyazin bin Haitham
Prime Minister and
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
11 January 2020
DeputyFahd bin Mahmoud al Said
Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said
Shihab bin Tariq Al Said
Preceded byQaboos bin Said
Minister of Heritage and Culture
In office
March 2002 – 1 March 2020
Prime MinisterQaboos bin Said
Preceded byFaisal bin Ali Al Said
Succeeded bySalem bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byQaboos bin Said
Succeeded byBadr bin Hamad Al Busaidi
Minister of Finance
In office
11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byQaboos bin Said
Succeeded bySultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1994–2002
Prime MinisterQaboos bin Said
Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs
In office
1986–1994
Prime MinisterQaboos bin Said
Born (1955-10-11) 11 October 1955 (age 69)
Muscat, Muscat and Oman
Spouse
Issue
Names
Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki bin Said Al Said
HouseAl Bu Sa'id
FatherTariq bin Taimur Al Said
MotherShawana bint Hamud Al Busaidi
ReligionIbadi Islam

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: هَيْثَم بْن طَارِق آل سَعِيد, romanizedHayṯam ibn Ṭāriq ʾĀl Saʿīd; born 11 October 1955) is the Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman. He acceded to the throne in January 2020 after being named successor by his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.[1] Prior to becoming Sultan, Haitham served for several decades under Sultan Qaboos in the Cabinet of Oman[2] most notably as the Minister of Heritage and Culture.[3]

  1. ^ Valeri, Marc (21 January 2020). "Oman's new sultan faces mammoth challenges". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers". Oman News Agency. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Royal Decree No. 11/2002 appointing a Minister of Heritage and Culture". Royal Gazette (in Arabic). 14 February 2002.

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