List of rulers of Oman

Sultan of Oman
سلطان عمان
Arms of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman
Incumbent
Qaboos bin Said al Said since 23 July 1970
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	None currently designated
First monarch	Al-Julanda bin Mas'ood (imamate) Ahmad bin Said (Al Bu Said dynasty)
Formation	751 (imamate) 1744 (Al Said Dynasty)
Residence	Several palaces
Website	www.oman.om

List of Imams (751–1406)

Imams		Tribe	Residence	Began to reign	Reference
Transliteration of the Arab names	Names in Arab script
Al-Julanda bin Mas'ood	الجلندى بن مسعود	Azd	?	751	[1]
Mohammed bin Abi Affan	محمد بن أبي عفان	Azd	Nizwa	?	[2]
Al-Warith bin Ka'ab	الوارث بن كعب	Yahmad	Nizwa	801	[3]
Ghassan bin Abdullah	غسان بن عبد الله	Yahmad	Nizwa	807	[4]
Abdulmalik bin Humaid	عبد المالك بن حميد	Azd	?	824	[5]
Al-Muhanna bin Jayfar	المهنا بن جيفر	Yahmad	Nizwa	840	[6]
Al-Salt bin Malik	الصلت بن مالك	Azd	?	851	[7]
Rashid bin Al-Nadhar	راشد بن النظر	?	?	886	[8]
Azzan bin Tamim	عزان بن تميم	?	Nizwa	890	[9]
Mohammed bin Al-Hassan	محمد بن الحسن	Azd	?	897	[10]
Azzan bin Al-Hazbar	عزان بن الهزبر	Yahmad	?	898	[11]
Abdullah bin Mohammed	عبد الله بن محمد	?	?	899	[12]
Al-Salt bin Al-Qasim	الصلت بن القاسم	?	?	900	[13]
Al-Husn bin Said	الحسن بن سعيد	?	?	900	[14]
Al-Hawari bin Matraf	الحواري بن مطرف	?	?	904	[15]
Omar bin Mohammed	عمر بن محمد	?	?	912	[16]
Mohammed bin Yazid	محمد بن يزيد	Kinda	?	?	[17]
Al-Hakm bin Al-Milaa Al-Bahri	الحكم بن الملا البحري	?	Nizwa	?	[18]
Said bin Abdullah	سعيد بن عبد الله	?	?	939	[19]
Rashid bin Waleed	راشد بن الوليد	?	Nizwa	?	[20]
Al-Khalil bin Shadhan	الخليل بن شاذان	?	?	1002	[21]
Rashid bin Said	راشد بن سعيد	?	?	1032	[22]
Hafs bin Rashid	حفص بن راشد	?	?	1068	[23]
Rashid bin Ali	راشد بن علي	?	?	1054	[24]
Musa bin Jabir	ابن جابر موسى	?	Nizwa	1154	[25]
Malik bin Aly	مالك بن علي	?	?	1406	[26]

List of Sultans (1406–present)

Nabhani dynasty (1406–1624)

Name	Image	Reign		Remarks
		From	Until
Makhzum bin al Fallah		1406	1435
Abul Hassan of Oman		1435	1451
Omar bin al Khattab		1451	1490
Omar al Sharif		1490	1500
Muhammad bin Ismail		1500	1529	Portuguese protectorate imposed on 15 April 1515.
Barakat bin Muhammad		1529	1560
Abdulla bin Muhammad		1560	1624

Yaruba dynasty (1624–1749)

Name	Image	Reign		Remarks
		From	Until
Nasir bin Murshid		1624	1649
Sultan bin Saif		1649	1679	Portuguese protectorate ended with their expulsion on 1 January 1650.
Bil'arab bin Sultan		1679	1692
Saif bin Sultan		1692	1711
Sultan bin Saif II		1711	1718
Saif bin Sultan II		1718	1719
Muhanna bin Sultan		1719	1720
Saif bin Sultan II		1720	1722	Second reign
Ya'arab bin Bel'arab		1722	1722
Saif bin Sultan II		1722	1724	Third reign
Muhammad bin Nasir		1724	1728	Not a member of the dynasty
Saif bin Sultan II		1728	1742	Fourth reign; at first in the coastal area only
Bal'arab bin Himyar		1728	1737	First reign; in the interior
Sultan bin Murshid		1742	1743
Bal'arab bin Himyar		1743	1749	Second reign; in the interior

Al Said dynasty (1749–present)

Name	Image	Reign		Remarks
		From	Until
Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi		10 June 1749	15 December 1783	From 1744 in the coastal region
Said bin Ahmad		15 December 1783	1784	Last direct male descendant of Al Bu Said to hold the office of Imam. He abdicated secular power to his son Hamid and retired to Al-Rustaq where he died in 1803.[27]
Hamad bin Said		1784	13 March 1792
Sultan bin Ahmad		13 March 1792	20 November 1804
Salim bin Sultan		20 November 1804	14 September 1806	Co-Rulers
Said bin Sultan
Said II bin Sultan		14 September 1806	19 October 1856	Sole Ruler
Thuwaini bin Said		19 October 1856	11 February 1866	Killed
Salim II bin Thuwaini		11 February 1866	3 October 1868	Killed
Azzan bin Qais		3 October 1868	30 January 1871	Killed
Turki bin Said		30 January 1871	4 June 1888
Faisal bin Turki		4 June 1888	9 October 1913	British protectorate imposed on 20 March 1891.[28][29]
Taimur bin Feisal		9 October 1913	10 February 1932	Abdicated
Said III bin Taimur		10 February 1932	23 July 1970	Deposed
Qaboos bin Said		23 July 1970	Present	British protectorate ended on 2 December 1971.

Succession

In Oman, the eldest son of the reigning Sultan succeeds to the throne on his death. In the absence of a male heir, the reigning Sultan may nominate a brother or other male relative from amongst the descendants of Sultan Said bin Sultan. The current Sultan Qaboos of Oman has no children and has indicated that once he is dead it will be up to the Royal family to meet and agree on a candidate. However, if the royal family cannot agree on a candidate, then the Defence Council will decide, based on the two names are Sultan Qaboos placed in sealed envelopes prior to his death.

Standard of the Sultan

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  Standard of the Sultan of Oman.

See also

• History of Oman
• List of Sultans of Zanzibar
• Muscat and Oman
• Oman proper

References

General

• "Oman's Rulers Through History (Pre-Islam – 12th Century AD)". Ministry of Information of the Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
• "Oman's Rulers Through History (13th Century AD – 18th Century AD)". Ministry of Information of the Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
• "The Al Bu Said Dynasty". Ministry of Information of the Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

Specific

1. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 7
2. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 9
3. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 10
4. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 12
5. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 15
6. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 16
7. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 19
8. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 19
9. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 20
10. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 25
11. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 25
12. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 26
13. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 26
14. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 26
15. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 26
16. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 27
17. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 28
18. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 29
19. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 29
20. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 30
21. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 35
22. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 35
23. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 35
24. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 35
25. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 36
26. Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 36
27. Rentz, George (1997) Oman and the south-eastern shore of Arabia Ithaca Press, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom : pages 204-205, ISBN 0-86372-199-0
28. See Persian Gulf Residency
29. Oman

Bibliography

• Salil-Ibn Razik (2004) [First published 1871]. الشعاع الشائع باللمعان في ذكر أئمة عمان [History of the Imams and Seyyids of Oman]. trans. Reverend George Percy Badger. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4179-4787-4.

External links

• Buyers, Christopher. "Oman". The Royal Ark: Royal and Ruling Houses of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Retrieved 2010-08-08.