Haitham Bin Tariq, Oman’s New Sultan Takes Over After Sultan Qaboos’ Death

Oman has a new ruler after Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said died. Sultan Qaboos died after a long fight with cancer. He was Arab world’s longest serving ruler. He named Haitham Bin Tariq as his successor, who was revealed in a reading of a will after the passing of Qaboos. Haitham Bin Tariq was sworn in on January 12.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 13, 2020 12:16 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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