mobanmarketDubai: Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said took the oath before the Council of Oman this morning as the new Sultan of Oman, according to state media.
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Bin Tariq, on Saturday pledged to follow the non-interference foreign policy of the late Sultan Qaboos that made the kingdom an important regional broker.
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“We will follow the path of the late sultan,” Haitham said in his first public speech after being sworn in as sultan.
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He expressed support for “our country’s foreign policy of peaceful living among nations and peoples… and not interfering in the internal affairs of others, respecting nations’ sovereignty and international cooperation.”
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Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said was chosen by Sultan Qaboos to succeed him, as the family opened his will this morning following established protocol in Oman.
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The inaugration ceremony took place at Al Bustan palace on Saturday morning before the funeral of the late Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.
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The Council of Oman held an emergency session on Saturday morning at its headquarters in Al Bustan.
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Moving forward
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Haitham Bin Tareq Al Saeed was the minister of heritage and national culture, and the cousin of the late Sultan Qaboos.
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Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq on his first speech infront of council confirms “moving forward on the noble approach of Sultan Qaboos in the development and progress of the Sultanate.”
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“We will follow the path of the late sultan,” Haitham, 65, said in his first public speech which was aired live on state television.
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He expressed support for “our country’s foreign policy of peaceful living among nations and peoples… and not interfering in the internal affairs of others, respecting nations’ sovereignty and international cooperation.”
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This came following the death of Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who died on Friday evening. State media reported the death early on Saturday, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared.
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A three-day holiday was also declared in Oman.
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Qaboos had no children and had not publicly appointed a successor. A 1996 statute says the ruling family will choose a successor within three days of the throne becoming vacant.
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