Haitham bin Tariq

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد, transliteration: Haitham bin Ṭāriq Āl Saʿīd; born 13 October 1954)^[3] is the Sultan of Oman, having succeeded his cousin Qaboos bin Said on 11 January 2020.^[4] He previously served as Minister of Heritage and Culture in the Sultanate of Oman.^[5][6]

Haitham bin Tariq
Sultan of Oman
Reign	11 January 2020 – present
Predecessor	Qaboos bin Said
Born	(1954-10-13) 13 October 1954 (age 70) Muscat, Muscat and Oman
Spouse	Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Busaidiyah[1]
Issue	Theyazin bin Haitham Al-Said[2] Bilarab bin Haitham Al-Said Thuraya bint Haitham Al-Said Omaima bint Haitham Al-Said
House	Al Said
Father	Tariq bin Taimur [ar]
Mother	Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al-Busaidiyah[2]
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Succession

After his cousin, Sultan Qaboos, died on 10 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq became Sultan of Oman.^[7] Oman state TV said that the Council of Oman opened a letter by Sultan Qaboos bin Said that he wrote before he died. The letter said who he wanted to rule Oman after he died. After that, they made Haitham bin Tariq the Sultan of Oman.^[8]