Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Oman's Minister of Heritage and Culture, has succeeded Qaboos bin Said al-Said as the country's monarch, the government confirmed.
صاحب الجلالة السلطان #هيثم_بن_طارق بن تيمور آل سعيد - حفظه الله - يؤدي القسم سلطانا للبلاد وفقًا لنص المادة السابعة من النظام الأساسي للدولة، وذلك إثر انعقاد مجلس العائلة المالكة وتقريره تثبيت من أوصى به جلالة السلطان #قابوس_بن_سعيد - طيب الله ثراه - عرفانا وامتنانا وتقديرا له. pic.twitter.com/pVOC7JVr3i
— التواصل الحكومي (@Oman_GC) January 11, 2020
Caption: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said - may God preserve him - swore an oath to the country in accordance with the text of Article Seven of the Basic Law of the State, following the convening of the Royal Family Council.
Omani newspaper Al-Watan reported that the official, who is Qaboos' cousin, had taken the oath to become the country's Sultan.
حضرة صاحب الجلالة السلطان هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد يؤدي اليمين القانونية أمام مجلس عمان، صباح اليوم، سلطانا لعمان، وذلك بموجب النظام الأساسي للدولة، وذلك خلال الجلسة الطارئة التي عقدها مجلس عمان في مقره بالبستان. pic.twitter.com/wQU1zc5uen
— جريدة الوطن العمانية (@alwatanoman) January 11, 2020
Caption: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said takes the oath before the Council of Oman this morning, to become the Sultan of Oman, according to the Basic Law of the State, during an emergency session held by the Council of Oman at its headquarters in Al-Bustan.
Similarly, the sultanate's Al-Roya newspaper reported that the culture minister had taken the oath and affirmed the continuation of the country's modernisation and development in various fields.
عاجل|| جلالة السلطان هيثم بن طارق آل سعيد يؤكد مواصلة مسيرة التحديث والتطوير في مختلف المجالات على نهج السلطان قابوس بن سعيد- طيب الله ثراه.
— جريدة الرؤية |ALROYA (@AlroyaNewspaper) January 11, 2020
Caption: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said affirms the continuation of the process of modernisation and development in various fields following the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said - may God rest his soul.
The Royal Court of Oman earlier announced the death of the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, at the age of 79. He had ruled the country for almost 50 years.
