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Qaboos bin Said Al Said was born on November 18, 1940 in Salalah, Oman. He was the son of Said bin Taimur, the Sultan of Oman from 1932 to 1970. Qaboos received his education in Britain and Oman. He became the Sultan of Oman in 1970 after his father abdicated. Qaboos has ruled Oman since then and has been credited with modernizing the country.