#Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said died on Friday after half a century as the country's ruler.
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The late sultan was born on November 18, 1940, in Salalah, the capital of Oman's southern province of Dhofar. He was a direct descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Said dynasty, which created the sultanate in the 1600s after expelling the Portuguese from #Muscat, now Oman's capital.
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Throughout Sultan Qaboos's five-decade rule, he was credited with using Oman's oil wealth to transform the sparsely populated Gulf nation into a rich country with a vibrant tourism industry and high standards of living.
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| Photos: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Christopher Pike, Sultan Al Hasani, Thierry Chesnot - reuters
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The late sultan was born on November 18, 1940, in Salalah, the capital of Oman's southern province of Dhofar. He was a direct descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Said dynasty, which created the sultanate in the 1600s after expelling the Portuguese from #Muscat, now Oman's capital.
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Throughout Sultan Qaboos's five-decade rule, he was credited with using Oman's oil wealth to transform the sparsely populated Gulf nation into a rich country with a vibrant tourism industry and high standards of living.
.
Click the link in bio to learn more
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#Qaboos #Salalah
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| Photos: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Christopher Pike, Sultan Al Hasani, Thierry Chesnot - reuters
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