All power was concentrated in the Sultan during his reign, and he served as chief of staff of the armed forces, minister of defence, minister of foreign affairs and chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Oman. All legislation since 1970 has been promulgated through royal decrees, including the 1996 Basic Law.
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Qaboos, a member of Oman's Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty, was educated at Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, and at Sandhurst, the Royal Military Academy, in Berkshire ...
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Jan 12, 2020 · Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who has died aged 79, lived to be the Middle East's longest-ruling monarch after seizing power in a 1970 ...
Feb 4, 2020 · Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the longest-serving ruler in the Arab world who has died aged 79, took power in the Gulf state of Oman in a 1970 ...
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The only son of Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Qaboos was educated in Suffolk, England. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ...
Qaboos was born in Salalah, in the Dhofar region of Oman. He was educated in Oman until he was sixteen, when he was sent to a private school in Bury St. Edmunds ...
Jan 11, 2020 · Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the ruler of Oman for almost fifty years, died the night of January 10 and was laid to rest January 11.
Jan 11, 2020 · Sultan Qaboos ended Oman's internal conflicts and used oil wealth to modernise and open up the country.
Jan 12, 2020 · The longest serving Arab ruler, Qaboos was an absolute monarch, albeit a relatively benevolent and popular one. He came to power in a bloodless ...