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  1. Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, IPA: [qaː.buːs bin sa.ʕiːd ʔaːl sa.ʕiːd]; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020.

  2. Qaboos bin Said, sultan of Oman from 1970 until his death in 2020. He took power in a bloodless coup that sent his father, Sa’id ibn Taymur, into exile. Qaboos oversaw numerous modernization projects and made considerable progress in ending Oman’s isolation. Learn more about his life and reign.

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  3. Jan 11, 2020 · The late sultan ruled Oman for almost 50 years, transforming it from a poor and divided country into a stable and wealthy state. He faced internal conflicts, regional tensions and health challenges, but remained a key ally of the US and the UK.

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  4. Jan 11, 2020 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast’s longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancing diplomatic ties between adversaries Iran and the U.S., has died. He was 79.

  5. Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, who has died at the age of 79, shepherded Oman into the modern era, deftly navigating a neutral course as he turned the third-largest country on the Arabian ...

  6. Jan 11, 2020 · The Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who modernized Oman and balanced ties with Iran and the U.S. passed away in 2020. He had no children and no publicly named heir, sparking uncertainty over Oman's future.

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  8. Jan 11, 2020 · Oman named a new ruler Saturday, hours after it announced the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, state media reported. Qaboos was 79, and ruled Oman for five decades before his death Friday.