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In pictures: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos in pictures
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, has died at the age of 79
Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al-Said sits during a meeting with the US secretary of state at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat on January 14, 2019. Image: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP
Omani Royal Palace shows Sultan Qaboos of Oman attending a military parade marking the Sultanate’s 47th National Day in the capital Muscat, on November 18, 2017. Image: Omani Royal Palace / AFP
Omani Sultan Qaboos (R) walks with Emirati President Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan al-Nahayan in Sohar 01 May 1999. Image: WAM / AFP
Emirati President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan (L) greeting Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi on May 6, 2008. Image: WAM / AFP
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai (R) meeting with Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said (L) in Dubai on October 22, 2012. Image: WAM / AFP
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed Sultan of Oman in Muscat. Image: WAM
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said in Muscat. Image: KUNA
Omani Sultan Qaboos (L) is escorted by Bahraini ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa upon arrival 20 December 2004, for the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Manama. Image: ADAM JAN / AFP
Late Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz (R) shaking hands with Omani leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit meeting in Riyadh on December 19, 2011. Image: AFP
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said welcomes Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II upon her arrival at Muscat on November 25, 2010. Image: AFP
Sultan Qaboos of Oman escorts US President Bill Clinton upon his arrival on 25th March 2000 at Oman airport. Image: MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP
Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival in Muscat on February 10, 2009. Image: MOHAMMED MAHJOUB / AFP
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Muscat on 15th May, 2017. Image: WAM
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Muscat on February 4, 2018. Image: AFP
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) during a meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas at the royal palace in Muscat on January 14, 2011. Image: OMAR AL-RASHIDI / PPO / AFP
