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Qaboos bin Said

British  
/ kəˈbuːs bɪn ˈsaɪd /

noun

  1. born 1940, Sultan of Oman from 1970

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I shared this information with Patrizzi, who wondered whether the watch had been acquired by the Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, a prolific collector.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Charles has flown back from the Gulf nation of Oman, where he attended a condolence ceremony Sunday following the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2020

The country’s ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, was helping mediate the sensitive negotiations around the release of several American backpackers who had been detained in Iran under suspicion of being spies.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2019

Salalah, the hometown of Oman’s longtime ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, already began sandbagging low-lying doors Thursday and warning residents not to go into valleys for fear of flash floods.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2018

At the time, Sultan Qaboos bin Said had assured Obama that Oman could serve as a back channel to the Iranians.

From US News • Feb. 18, 2016

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