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He acceded to the throne in 2020 following the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, becoming the fifteenth ruler of the Al Bu Said dynasty, which has ruled Oman since the mid-eighteenth century.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"11 October 1955","date":"1955-10-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Muscat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Oman","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"sovereign","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2304859"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Pembroke College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82606"},{"text":"University of Oxford","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34433","end":"1979"},{"text":"Brummana High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4978810","end":"1972"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Ahad bint Abdullah Al Busaidi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97933143"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Sultan of Oman (since 11 January 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28478447","start":"2020-01-11"},{"text":"Minister of Finance of Oman (11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108864705","start":"2020-01-11","end":"2020-08-18"},{"text":"Foreign Minister of Oman (11 January 2020 – 18 August 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123047703","start":"2020-01-11","end":"2020-08-18"},{"text":"Grand Master of the Order of the Renaissance of Oman (since 11 January 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134760995","start":"2020-01-11"},{"text":"Minister of Heritage and Culture (2002–2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108864733","start":"2002-03","end":"2020-03-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93923","date":"2006"},{"text":"Royal Victorian Order","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94050","date":"2010"},{"text":"Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19883682","date":"2001"},{"text":"Civil Order of Oman","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2332080"},{"text":"Order of Al Said","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7100438"},{"text":"The Accolade","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4059630"},{"text":"Order of Al-Khalifa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2139198"},{"text":"Order of Zayed","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329411"},{"text":"Supreme Order of the Renaissance","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885164"},{"text":"Order of Saint Michael and Saint George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585087"},{"text":"Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94044"},{"text":"Order of the Nile","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783222"},{"text":"Order of Mubarak the Great","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q864037"},{"text":"Order of al-Hussein bin Ali","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2010500"},{"text":"Order of Establishment, 1st class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134688754","date":"2010-11-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A6","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Haitham bin Tariq born?","a":"Haitham bin Tariq was born on 11 October 1955 in Muscat."},{"q":"What positions has Haitham bin Tariq held?","a":"Positions held by Haitham bin Tariq include: Sultan of Oman (since 11 January 2020); Minister of Finance of Oman (2020–2020); Foreign Minister of Oman (2020–2020); Grand Master of the Order of the Renaissance of Oman (since 11 January 2020); Minister of Heritage and Culture (2002–2020)."},{"q":"Where did Haitham bin Tariq study?","a":"Haitham bin Tariq was educated at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, Brummana High School."}],"related":[{"name":"Qaboos bin Said","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/qaboos-bin-said"},{"name":"Said bin Taimur","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/said-bin-taimur"},{"name":"Said bin Sultan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/said-bin-sultan"},{"name":"Taimur bin Feisal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/taimur-bin-feisal"},{"name":"Turki bin Said","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/turki-bin-said"},{"name":"Faisal bin Turki Al Busaidi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/faisal-bin-turki-al-busaidi"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/haitham-bin-tariq-160954f4e3.jpg","width":500,"height":700,"license":"OGL-om 1.0","credit":"Foreign Ministry of Oman","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Sultan_Haitham_bin_Tariq_(2021)_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Haitham bin Tariq","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikipedia (Nepali): हैयथम बिन तारिक अल सइद","url":"https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A6","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q12250314","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12250314","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Official portrait of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (2021) (cropped).jpg by Foreign Ministry of Oman (OGL-om 1.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Sultan_Haitham_bin_Tariq_(2021)_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Haitham bin Tariq, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Official portrait of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (2021) (cropped).jpg — Foreign Ministry of Oman, OGL-om 1.0.","cite":"\"Haitham bin Tariq\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/haitham-bin-tariq. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T09:30:13Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/haitham-bin-tariq","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/haitham-bin-tariq","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/haitham-bin-tariq?lang=ne"}}