Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Dies. He Ruled the Country for 50 Years
He left no heir to the throne.
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said has died, having ruled the country for half a century. This is reported by Reuters, citing Oman's state media.
Qaboos bin Said had been Sultan of Oman since 1970, when he took the throne in a bloodless coup, deposing his father. Qaboos bin Said left no heirs; he had no children.
According to the 1996 Constitution, the decision on who will be the next monarch will be made by members of the sultan's family within the next three days.
In 2015, the Omani sultan was found to have cancer.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky visited Oman. Media reported that the Ukrainian president had gone on vacation to Oman with his family. In the press service of the president, it was stated that Zelensky “flew there with his family on a scheduled flight at his own expense,” and that the trip was of a working nature: Zelensky had high-level meetings scheduled in Oman. Later, the Office of the President published photographs of Volodymyr Zelensky's meetings with Oman's foreign minister and the head of the State Treasury.
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