Basic Info
Detailed Info
- Website:
- http://www.oman-qaboos.net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaboos_of_Oman - Gender:
- Male
- Birthday:
- November 18, 1940
- Hometown:
- Muscat, The Sultanate of Oman
- About Me:
- Sultan Qaboos bin Said was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November 1940. He is the only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur and is of the 8th generation of the Al Busaidi dynasty. He received his primary and secondary education in Salalah and at Pune, in India, and was sent to a private educational establishment in England at age sixteen. At the age of 20, he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After passing out of Sandhurst, he joined a British Infantry regiment, The Cameronians, and was posted to the 1st Battalion in Germany for one year and also held a staff appointment with the British Army.
After his military service, Sultan Qaboos studied local government subjects in England and, after a world tour, returned home to Salalah where he studied Islam and the history of his country.
Qaboos acceded to the throne on 23 July 1970, moving to Muscat. There he declared that the country would no longer be known as Muscat and Oman, but would change its name to "the Sultanate of Oman" in order to better reflect its political unity.