Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
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Sultan of Oman | |||||
Reign | 11 January 2020 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Heir apparent | Theyazin bin Haitham | ||||
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence | |||||
Assumed office 11 January 2020 | |||||
Deputy | Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said Shihab bin Tariq Al Said | ||||
Preceded by | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Minister of Heritage and Culture | |||||
In office March 2002 – 1 March 2020 | |||||
Prime Minister | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Preceded by | Faisal bin Ali Al Said | ||||
Succeeded by | Salem bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi | ||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||
In office 11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020 | |||||
Prime Minister | Himself | ||||
Preceded by | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Succeeded by | Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi | ||||
Minister of Finance | |||||
In office 11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020 | |||||
Prime Minister | Himself | ||||
Preceded by | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Succeeded by | Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi | ||||
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||
In office 1994–2002 | |||||
Prime Minister | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs | |||||
In office 1986–1994 | |||||
Prime Minister | Qaboos bin Said | ||||
Born | Muscat, Muscat and Oman | 11 October 1955||||
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House | Al Bu Sa'id | ||||
Father | Tariq bin Taimur Al Said | ||||
Mother | Shawana bint Hamud Al Busaidi | ||||
Religion | Ibadi Islam |
Omani royal family |
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Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
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Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: هَيْثَم بْن طَارِق آل سَعِيد, romanized: Hayṯam 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]