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  1. Qaboos bin Said | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    WebApr 3, 2024 · 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 …

  2. Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Arab world's longest-serving ruler, dies

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  4. Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies …

    WebJan 11, 2020 · The Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who modernized Oman and balanced ties with Iran and the U.S. passed away in 2020. …

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      The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, an esteemed mediator and broker in a deeply divided region, has died. He was 79. The long-time sultan has ruled over Oman, a Gulf state situated on the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, for almost fifty years after overthrowing his father in a bloodless coup in 1970.
      Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, has died aged 79. The sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup with British support in 1970 and set Oman on a path to development, using its oil wealth. Widely regarded as popular, he was also an absolute monarch and any dissenting voices were silenced.
      Sultan Qaboos bin Said at the royal palace in Muscat, Oman, in January 2019. Oman’s ruled has died aged 79. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AP
      The first pressing problem that Qaboos bin Said faced as sultan was an armed communist insurgency from South Yemen, the Dhofar Rebellion (1962–1976). The sultanate eventually defeated the incursion with help from the Shah of Iran, Jordanian troops sent from his friend King Hussein of Jordan, British Special Forces and the Royal Air Force.
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