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Wiki Loves Monuments: Photograph a monument, help Wikipedia and win! Qaboos bin Said al Said From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Qaboos bin Said Al Said Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said.jpg Sultan of Oman Reign 	23 July 1970 – present Predecessor 	Said bin Taimur Spouse 	Sayyidah Nawwal bint Tariq (m. 1976; divorce 1979) House 	Al Said Father 	Said bin Taimur Mother 	Mazoon al-Mashani Born 	18 November 1940 (age 73) Salalah, Oman Religion 	Ibadi Islam

Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد‎ Qābūs bin Saʿīd ʾĀl Saʿīd; born 18 November 1940[1]) is the Sultan of Oman and its Dependencies. He rose to power after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur, in a palace coup in 1970. He is the 14th-generation descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Sa'idi dynasty.[2]