His Majesty Sultan Haitham
H. M. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
After the death of his first cousin Sultan Qaboos on 10 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq was named by the royal family and Qaboos’s will as Sultan of Oman the next day and took an oath before an emergency session of the Council of Oman in Al-Bustan. Oman state TV said the former sultan’s letter was opened by the Defence Council and his identity was announced shortly thereafter. As sultan, he also holds the positions of prime minister, supreme commander of the armed forces, minister of defence, minister of finance, and minister of foreign affairs. In his first public speech, he promised to uphold his predecessor’s peace-making foreign policy and to further develop Oman’s economy.
Born: 13 October 1954. Muscat
Haitham bin Tariq attended Pembroke College, University of Oxford, graduating from the Foreign Service Programme (FSP) in 1979. Haitham’s father was Tariq bin Taimur, son of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal. His half-brother Asa’ad bin Tariq is the deputy prime minister.
source: Wikipedia
