January 12, 2020 7:08 am
As a student, Qaboos was taught by Shankar Dayal Sharma who went on to become the President of India. Sultan Qaboos’s father, an alumnus of Ajmer’s Mayo College, sent his son to study in Pune for some time, where he was Sharma’s student.
January 13, 2020 7:35 am
Qaboos, who did not have children will be succeeded by his cousin and Oman's Minister of Heritage and Culture Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taymur.
January 11, 2020 5:50 pm
Haitham bin Tariq was appointed on Saturday after the high military council called on the ruling family council to convene and choose a successor.
January 11, 2020 8:59 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sultan Qaboos's strong leadership had built a vibrant strategic partnership between India and Oman and that he was a true "friend to India".