Day: May 22, 2020

Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of the Sultanate of Oman, the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East and Arab World at the time of his demise, January 10th, 2020.

A 15th generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said. Aceded the throne on July 23rd, 1970.

More details can be googled about his 50 years as the absolute Monarch of the Sultanate of Oman.

Awards/ Honours:

• Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria  (Austria, 31 March 2001)
•  Member 1st Class of the Order of Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
•  Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (Brunei, 15 December 1984)
•  Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile (Egypt, 1976)
•  Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France, 31 May 1989)
•  Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany)
• Jawarhlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (India, 2004 – award yet to be presented)
•  Recipient of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia , 1st Class or Adipurna (Indonesia)
•  Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi (3 March 1974) (Iran)
•  Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (Iran, 14 October 1971)
•  Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 22 April 1974)
•  Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan)
•  Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (Jordan)
•  Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great (Kuwait, 28 December 2009)
•  Collar of the Order of Merit (Lebanon)
•  Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm  (DMN) (Malaysia, 1991)
•  Collar of the Order of the Throne (Morocco)
•  Grand Cross of the Orde of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)
•  Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 2012)
•  Recipient of the Nishan-e-Pakistan, 1st Class (Pakistan)
•  Collar of the Order of the Independence (Qatar)
•  Recipient of the Badr Chain (Saudi Arabia)
•  Decoration 1st class (December 1971) and Collar (23 December 2006) of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
•  Member 1st Class of the Order of Temasek (Singapore , 12 March 2009)
•  Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (South Africa), 1999)
•  Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain, 13 December 1985)
•  Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
•  Collar of the Order of Umayyad (Syria)
•  Collar of the Order of Independence (Tunisia)
•  Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (Tunisia)
•  Collar of the Order of Etihad (Order of the Federation) (UAE)
•  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) (United Kingdom, 8 July 1976)
•  Knight of Justice (KStJ, 8 November 1976) and Bailiff Grand Cross (GCStJ, 19 March 1984) of the Venerable Order of Saint John (United Kingdom)
•  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) (United Kingdom, 28 February 1979)
•  Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) (United Kingdom, 18 March 1982)
•  Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (United Kingdom, 27 November 2010)

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The Sultanate of Oman