List of rulers of Oman

The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman () is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Al Bu Said dynasty, which has been the ruling family of Oman since the mid-18th century. Haitham bin Tariq is the current sultan, reigning since 11 January 2020.

Prior to the establishment of the present-day Sultanate of Oman in 1970, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the Omani Empire, and the Imamate of Oman all ruled the area since 749.

List of imams Initial Imams (749–1406) Imams Tribe Residence Began to reign Reference Transliteration of the Arab names Names in Arab scriptUnder Umayyad control until the Abbasid revolution in 749Al-Julanda ibn Mas'ud Azd Sohar 749Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 7Under Abbasid control (751–793) Muhammad ibn Abi Affan Azd Nizwa 793Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 9 Al-Warith ibn Ka'b Yahmad 801Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 10 Ghassan ibn Abd Allah 807Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 12 Abd al-Malik ibn Humayd Azd ? 824Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 15 Al-Muhanna ibn Jayfar Yahmad Nizwa 840Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 16 Al-Salt ibn Malik Azd ? 851Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 19 Rashid ibn al-Nazar ? ? 886 Azzan ibn Tamim ? Nizwa 890Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 20 Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Azd ? 897Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 25 Azzan ibn al-Hazbar Yahmad ? 898 Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ? ? 899Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 26 Al-Salt ibn al-Qasim ? ? 900 Al-Husn ibn Sa'id ? ? 900 Al-Hawari ibn Matraf ? ? 904 Umar ibn Muhammad ? ? 912Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 27 Muhammad ibn Yazid Kinda ? ?Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 28 Al-Hakm ibn al-Mila al-Bahri Bahri Nizwa ?Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 29 Sa'id ibn Abd Allah ? ? 939 Rashid ibn al-Walid ? Nizwa ?Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 30 Al-Khalil ibn Shadhan Kharusi ? 1002Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 35 Rashid ibn Sa'id Yahmad ? 1032 Hafs ibn Rashid Yahmad ? 1068 Rashid ibn Ali Yahmad ? 1054 Musa ibn Jabir ? Nizwa 1154Salil-Ibn Razik 1871, p. 36 Malik ibn Ali ? ? 1406

Nabhani dynasty (1406–1624)

Name Reign start Reign end NotesMuhammed al-Fallah 1406 1435 Abul Hassan of Oman 1435 1451 Omar bin al Khattab 1451 1490 Omar al Sharif 1490 1500 Muhammad bin Ismail 1500 1529 Portuguese protectorate imposed on 15 April 1515.Barakat bin Muhammad 1529 1560 Abdulla bin Muhammad 1560 1624

Yarubid dynasty (1624–1749)

Name Reign start Reign end NotesNasir bin Murshid 1624 1649 Sultan bin Saif 1649 1679 Portuguese protectorate ended on 28 January 1650.Bil'arab bin Sultan 1679 1692 Saif bin Sultan 1692 1711 Sultan bin Saif II 1711 1718 Saif bin Sultan II 1718 1719 First reignMuhanna bin Sultan 1719 1720Saif bin Sultan II 1720 1722 Second reignYa'arab bin Bel'arab 1722 1722 Saif bin Sultan II 1722 1724 Third reignMuhammad bin Nasir 1724 1728 Not a member of the dynastySaif bin Sultan II 1728 1742 Fourth reign; at first in the coastal area onlyBal'arab bin Himyar 1728 1737 First reign; in the interiorSultan bin Murshid 1742 1743 Bal'arab bin Himyar 1743 1749 Second reign; in the interior

List of sultans (1749–present)

Succession

On 12 January 2021, the current Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq officially changed the Basic Law of the State, stipulating the creation of the post for the Crown Prince of Oman and appointed his first son, Theyazin bin Haitham as the apparent successor, making him the first Crown Prince of the Sultanate.

List of rulers of Oman

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