Qaboos bin Said

Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد البوسعيدي‎,  IPA:  [ˈqaːbuːs bɪn ˈsaʕiːd ʔaːl ˈsaʕiːd]; born 18 November 1940)[1] is the incumbent Sultan of Oman. He rose to power by overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur, in the 1970 Omani coup d'état. He is a 14th-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said.[2] He is the longest serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world, having held the office since 1970.[3]