Said bin Taimur

Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 1932 to 1970

Said bin Taimur (Arabic: سعيد بن تيمور; 13 August 1910 – 19 October 1972) was the 13th Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 10 February 1932 until he was deposed on 23 July 1970 by the British with the help of his son, Qaboos bin Said. He was a member of the Al Bu Said dynasty who in 1932 became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, succeeding his father, Sultan Taimur bin Feisal who had abdicated for financial reasons. The 21-year-old Said inherited an administration that was in debt.

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