Haitham bin Tariq becomes Sultan of Oman

After the death of the long-ruling Sultan Qaboos on 10 January 2020, Haitham bin Tariq — a cousin and veteran cabinet minister — was named sultan the next day in accordance with Qaboos's sealed will, sworn before the Council of Oman. He inherited an absolute monarchy facing fiscal strain and the challenge of succeeding a near-mythologized ruler.

Referenced entities

Politicians

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq head-of-state

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Haitham bin Tariq becomes Sultan of Oman [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/529229d3-0162-4ef4-acf5-1b5fa170c652

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Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Haitham bin Tariq becomes Sultan of Oman." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/529229d3-0162-4ef4-acf5-1b5fa170c652.

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@misc{tayyar-event-529229d3-0162-4ef4-acf5-1b5fa170c652,
  title     = {{Haitham bin Tariq becomes Sultan of Oman}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/529229d3-0162-4ef4-acf5-1b5fa170c652},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2020-01-11. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2020-01-11. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.