Said bin Taimur

Said bin Taimur (Arabic: سعيد بن تيمور; 13 August 1910 – 19 October 1972) was the 13th Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 10 February 1932 until he was deposed on 23 July 1970 by his son Qaboos bin Said.

Said bin Taimur
Sultan Said in 1958
Sultan of Oman
Reign10 February 1932 – 23 July 1970
PredecessorTaimur bin Feisal
SuccessorQaboos bin Said
Born13 August 1910
Muscat, Muscat and Oman
Died19 October 1972(1972-10-19) (aged 62)
London, England
Burial
Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, England
Royal cemetery, Muscat
SpouseSheikha Fatima bint Ali al-Mashani
Sheikha Mazoon bint Ahmed bin Ali al-Mashani
IssueQaboos bin Said
HouseAl Said
FatherTaimur bin Feisal
MotherSheikha Fatima bint 'Ali Al-Sa'id
ReligionIbadi Islam

He was a member of the House of Al Said who in 1932 became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, succeeding his father Taimur bin Feisal who had abdicated for financial reasons. The 21-year-old Said inherited an administration that was in debt. He consolidated power, with the help of the British, and regained control of the tribal interior, bringing together Muscat and Oman. Once the country was united, Said left the capital of Muscat and resided in a coastal town in Dhofar. Muscat and Oman became fully sovereign and independent states in 1951 with him as ruler.

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