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Biography of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said

  • His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said was chosen as Sultan Of Oman to succeed the late Sultan bin Qaboos bin Saeed.
  • His Majesty Born in 1954, and he is the cousin of Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.

Educational life of the sultan

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said graduated from the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme in 1979.


His Majesty held various positions in the Sultanate of Oman

  • His Majesty held Presidency of the Oman Football Association between 1983 and 1986
  • His Majesty held the position of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs for eight years (1986-1994)
  • In 1994, Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos appointed him Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • In 2002, he was appointed Minister of Heritage and Culture
  • Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos appointed him in 2013 as Chairman of the main committee responsible for developing the Sultanate
  • His Majesty is the Chairman of the Main Committee for the Future Vision of “Oman 2040”
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said