The succession to the Omani throne constitutes those individuals eligible to succeed to the throne of the Sultanate of Oman.
Succession rules edit
The succession is governed by the Basic Statute of Oman, and is restricted to male descendants of Sultan Turki bin Said, who must be Muslim, "rational" and the legitimate son of Omani Muslim parents.[1] Until January 2021, the succession was by selection among the eligible male descendants of Turki bin Said.[2]
On 11 January 2021, Sultan Haitham amended the Basic Statute to institute a formal line of succession, repealing Royal Decree 96/101 promulgated by his predecessor Sultan Qaboos in November 1996, and created the title and position of Crown Prince of Oman.[3] Under this amendment, succession to the throne is by male primogeniture amongst the eligible male descendants of Turki bin Said.[3][1] While the royal decree of Qaboos governing the succession restricted it to eligible family members aged 21 and older,[2] the 2021 amendment eliminated this requirement, and provides for a regency council in the event the new Sultan is not yet of age.[1]
Line of succession edit
= Deceased or abdicated monarch
= Ruling monarch
Sultan Turki bin Said of Muscat and Oman (1832–1888)
- Sultan Faisal bin Turki of Muscat and Oman (1864–1913)
- Sultan Taimur bin Faisal of Muscat and Oman (1886–1965)
- Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat and Oman (1910–1972)
- Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman (1940–2020)
- Sayyid Tariq bin Taimur (1921–1980)
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman (born 1955)[4]
- (1) Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham, Crown Prince of Oman (born 1990)[5]
- (2) Sayyid Belarab bin Haitham (born 1995)[5]
- (3) Sayyid Haitham bin Belarab (born 2023)[6]
- (4) Sayyid Talal bin Tariq (born 1947)[4]
- (5) Sayyid Nabigh bin Talal
- (6) Sayyid Tarik bin Talal
- (7) Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq (born 1954)[4]
- (8) Sayyid Taimur bin Asa’ad (born 1983)
- (9) Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq (born 1956)[4]
- (10) Sayyid Malik bin Shihab
- (11) Sayyid Nader bin Shihab
- (12) Sayyid Adham bin Tariq (born 1959)[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Royal Decree 6/2021: Promulgating the Basic Statute of the State". Decree. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b "The Basic Statute of the State: Royal Decree 96/101 - Promulgating the Basic Statute of the State". Ministry of Information. Government of Oman. 6 November 1996. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Succession goes to Sultan's eldest son: Basic Law of the State". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "The Royal House of Oman". Burke's Royal Families of the World. Vol. II. London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. pp. 102–107. ISBN 0-85011-029-7.
- ^ a b "Biography: His Majesty the Sultan". Ministry of Information. Government of Oman. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Elgebaly, Sondos (13 December 2023). "Mr. Belarab bin Haitham, son of the Sultan of Oman, gives birth to his first child". Harpers Bazaar Arabia (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 April 2024.