Oman: Official portrait of Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970- )

Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد‎ Qābūs bin Saʿīd ʾĀl Saʿīd; born 18 November 1940 is the Sultan of Oman and its Dependencies.

He rose to power after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur, in a palace coup in 1970. He is the 14th-generation descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Sa'idi dynasty.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

Govt. of Muscat and Oman (PD)

Credit:

Pictures From History