Sultan of Oman dies: Reclusive Qaboos bin Said Al Said passes away ‘from colon cancer’ aged 79 after ruling for 50 years

Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, who ruled the Middle Eastern nation for 50 years, has died aged 79. ‘With great sorrow and deep sadness… the royal court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away on Friday,’ the court said in a statement today.  Three days of mourning will now be marked for the reclusive leader, who set the former Arabian Peninsula backwater on a path to modern development. His death, reportedly from colon cancer, comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport last week.  The sultan will be succeeded by his cousin and Oman’s culture minister Haitham bin Tariq, who was sworn in as the new leader at the Royal Family Council in Muscat today.  Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, who ruled the Middle Eastern nation for 50 years, has died aged 79 Officials stand next to a vehicle which holds the coffin during the funeral of the late Sultan of Oman in Muscat on Saturday Oman’s newly sworn-in Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (right) and General Sultan bin Mohammed al Nomani (left) carry the coffin of the late leader… Read full this story

• 50 Years of Tears: Marianne Faithfull’s Amazing Second Act
• Father of Aston Villa manager Dean Smith dies after contracting coronavirus
• Eddie Sutton, legendary college basketball coach, dies at 84
• BBC Radio 2 star Reverend Ruth Scott dies aged 60 following cancer battle
• Aston Villa boss Dean Smith’s father dies of COVID-19
• 'He hugged them and said he was going to heaven': Widow of Spartacus star Andy Whitfield opens up about the emotional moment he told their children he was dying... and how his legacy will live on
• Lynn Faulds Wood's 4-year battle with rare auto-immune disease before tragic death
• ‘Loving’ Christian Mbulu was ‘always there for friends’ says pal in tearful tribute after Morecambe defender died at 23
• Aston Villa manager Smith’s father dies from COVID-19
• Moment real 'Lord of the Flies' castaway fulfilled his final wish by returning to island 50 years after being shipwrecked there with his teenage friends for 15 months

Sultan of Oman dies: Reclusive Qaboos bin Said Al Said passes away 'from colon cancer' aged 79 after ruling for 50 years have 351 words, post on www.dailymail.co.uk at January 11, 2020. This is cached page on MMOR. If you want remove this page, please contact us.