Tariq bin Taimur

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Said.

Tariq bin Taimur Al Said طارق بن تيمور آل سعيد
Prime Minister of Oman
In office	1970–1972
Predecessor	position created
Successor	Qaboos bin Said
Born	(1921-06-30)30 June 1921 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	28 December 1980(1980-12-28) (aged 59) London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidiyah Shawana bint Nasir Al Said
Issue	Talal bin Tariq Qais bin Tariq Asa'ad bin Tariq Haitham bin Tariq Shihab bin Tariq Adham bin Tariq Faris bin Tariq Amal bint Tariq Nawwal bint Tariq
Names Tariq bin Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki Al Said
Dynasty	Al Said
Father	Taimur bin Feisal
Mother	Kamile İlgiray
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur Al Said (Arabic: طارق بن تيمور آل بو سعيد; 30 June 1921 – 28 December 1980) was a member of the Omani royal family and the first prime minister of the Cabinet of Oman. Tariq was the son of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal (r. 1913–1932), brother of Sultan Said bin Taimur (r. 1932–1970), uncle of Sultan Qaboos bin Said (r. 1970–2020), and father of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (r. since 2020).

Early life

Tariq was the son of Sultan Taimur bin Feisal and his third wife, Kamile İlgiray, a Circassian woman.[1] Tariq had four brothers, Said, Majid, Fahr and Shabib, and one sister, Buthaina.

Marriages and children

Tariq married three times and had a total of nine children.

He married firstly to Sayyida Shawana bint Hamud bin Ahmad Al Busaidiyah and had six children.[1]

• Sayyida Amal bint Tariq (born 18 November 1950)[1]
• Sayyid Qais bin Tariq (born 20 January 1952)[1] married Susan Schafer[2]
• Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (born 13 October 1954)[1] married Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah in 1989
• Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq (born 5 March 1956)[1] married Sayyida Rawdah bint Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidiyah [3]
• Sayyid Adham bin Tariq (born 5 March 1959)[1]
• Sayyid Faris bin Tariq (born 5 March 1961)[1]

His second marriage was to Sayyida Shawana bint Nasir Al Busaidiyah and they had three children.[1]

• Sayyid Talal bin Tariq (born 27 July 1947)[1]
• Sayyida Nawwal (Kamila) bint Tariq (born 20 November 1951) married Sultan Qaboos bin Said in 1976 and divorced in 1979[1]
• Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq (born 20 June 1954) married Sayyida Na'emah bint Badr Al Busaidiyah in 1978[1]

His third wife, Helen, was a German national, and the couple had no children together.[1]

Three of Tariq's sons were likely candidates to succeed Sultan Qaboos.[4] Asa'ad bin Tariq became Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs[5] as well as representative to the Sultan. Shihab was a commander in the Royal Navy of Oman. Haitham served as Minister of Heritage and Culture.[6] After Sultan Qaboos died on 11 January 2020, Haitham was named as his successor.[7]

Career

Tariq was a critic of the rule of his brother, Sultan Said bin Taimur, and in 1958 he was forced into exile. He settled in West Germany and worked as the representative of a construction firm in the Middle East.[8]

In 1970, Tariq's brother was overthrown by his son, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Tariq's nephew Qaboos brought him back from exile and appointed him as the first prime minister of the Cabinet of Oman. Tariq held the position for two years until 1972. He was also the chairman of Central Bank of Oman from 1975 to 1976.[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Tariq bin Taimur
16. Said bin Sultan 8. Turki bin Said 17. an Ethiopian suri 4. Faisal bin Turki 9. an Ethiopian suri 2. Taimur bin Feisal 20. Said bin Sultan (= 16) 10. Thuwaini bin Said Al Said 5. Aliya bint Thuwaini Al Said 22. Salim bin Sultan 11. Ghaliya bint Salim Al Said 1. Tariq bin Taimur 3. Kamile İlgiray

References

1. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. p. 107. ISBN 0850110297.
2. Estramant, Henri (2 February 2015). "XV anniversary for Bait Muzna in Oman". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
3. ""The Venerable Lady"... Does Ahed Bint Abdullah hold the first title of First Lady in the Gulf?". Muwatin (in Arabic). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
4. Zukalová, Nikola. "Succession in Oman and the Emergence of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq". Euro-Gulf Information Centre. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
5. "In Oman, a train-of-succession mystery: Who follows Qaboos?". Christian Science Monitor. 17 April 2017.
6. "Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies aged 79". 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
7. "Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos". AP NEWS. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
8. "The Al Said Dynasty". Country Studies. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 April 2024.