Qaboos bin Said al Said

Qaboos bin Said al Said
Born	1940-11-18 Salalah, Oman
Died	10 January 2020 (Age 79)
Nationality	Oman
Religion	Ibadi Islam
Parents	• Said bin Taimur • Mazoon al-Mashani
Spouse	Sayyida Nawwal bint Tariq
Member of	Le Cercle
Perpetrator of	Oman/1970 coup d'état

Qaboos bin Said al Said was the Sultan of Oman from 1970, until his death in 2020.

Palace coup

Full article: 1970 Omani coup d'état

Qaboos bin Said al Said rose to power after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur, in a palace coup in 1970, with the help of the SAS.

Deep political connections

Qaboos bin Said al Said has attended Le Cercle, with his friend Timothy Landon.

 

An event carried out

Event	Location
Oman/1970 coup d'état	Oman Salalah

 

Related Quotation

Page	Quote	Author	Date
Keenie Meenie Services	“The new company first struck gold in Oman where Walker landed a lucrative contract to train and supervise the special forces of the new sultan. He had just deposed his despotic father in a bloodless coup which was led by two British SAS veterans who had personally confronted the old sultan in his palace and told him he must go. The KMS contract was a million-dollar thank-you from the new sultan, and it effectively established KMS as a permanent military presence in the Middle East, giving British intelligence a foot in the door of a country which has become strategically vital during the Gulf War.”	Nick Davies	1988

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