This card I bought in Muscat, Oman during our cruise and sent it home to my parents. It shows the ruler of the Sultanate of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said. He is the 14th sultan of the Al Bu Sa'id Dynasty and the longest serving Arab leader. In 1970 he succeeded his father after a palace coup, thus ending the country's isolation, leading it into a more open and modern future by using the revenues of the oil reserves.
He is a well loved and respected ruler, as we ourselves were able to experience, the people talk about him with love and reverence, grateful for his wise leadership.
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