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.

Sultan of Oman
سلطان عمان
Standard of the Sultan of Oman
Incumbent
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said since 11 January 2020
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	Theyazin bin Haitham
First monarch	Al-Julanda bin Mas'ood (imamate) Ahmad bin Said (Al Bu Said dynasty)
Formation	751 (imamate) 1744 (Al Said Dynasty)
Residence	Al Alam Palace
Website	www.oman.om

Since 11 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been the current sultan.^[1]

List of Sultans

Al Said dynasty (1749–present)

Name	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end	Notes
Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi		10 June 1749	15 December 1783	From 1744 in the coastal region
Said bin Ahmad		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.[2]
Hamad bin Said		1784	13 March 1792
Sultan bin Ahmad		13 March 1792	20 November 1804
Salim bin Sultan		20 November 1804	14 September 1806	Co-Rulers
Said bin Sultan
		14 September 1806	19 October 1856	Sole Ruler
Thuwaini bin Said		19 October 1856	11 February 1866	Killed
Salim bin Thuwaini		11 February 1866	3 October 1868	Deposed
Azzan bin Qais		3 October 1868	30 January 1871	Killed
Turki bin Said		30 January 1871	4 June 1888
Faisal bin Turki		4 June 1888	9 October 1913	British protectorate imposed on 20 March 1891.[3][4]
Taimur 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		23 July 1970	10 January 2020	British protectorate ended on 2 December 1971.
Haitham bin Tariq		11 January 2020	Incumbent