Historical country records
Oman historical timeline
Oman
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1624 | Imami rule restored | Leaders |
| 10 Jun 1749 | Al ´Bu Sa`id lineage accedes to Imamate | Leaders |
| 1784 | while Imami rule continues, Muscat and Oman becomes a de facto sovereign state under a secular Al ´Bu Sa`idi ruler | Leaders |
| 6 Apr 1861 | Zanzibar separated from Oman and style Sultan recognized | Leaders |
| 3 Oct 1868 | Imami rule briefly restored | Leaders |
| Jan 1871 | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman restored | Leaders |
| 20 Mar 1891 - 1971 | informal British protectorate (under the chief political resident of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) | Leaders |
| 1913 - 1957 | Imami government in the interior of Oman, usually in opposition to the sultan's rule | Leaders |
| 9 Aug 1970 | Sultanate of Oman | Leaders |
| 1692 - 15 Oct 1711 | Sayf I ibn Sultan "Qayd al-Ard" | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 15 Oct 1711 - 1719 | Sultan II ibn Sayf | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 1719 - Sep 1724 | Sayf II ibn Sultan (1st time) | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 1719 - 1720 | al-Muhanna ibn Sultan ibn Majid | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 14 Jun 1722 - 16 Mar 1723 | Ya`rub ibn Bal`arab | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 2 Oct 1724 - Mar 1728 | Muhammad ibn Nasir | Banu Ghafir dynasty |
| 11 Apr 1728 - 1743 | Sayf II ibn Sultan (2nd time) | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 1732 - 1738 | Bal`arab ibn Himyar ibn Sultan | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| Feb 1742 - 20 Jun 1743 | Sultan III ibn Murshid ibn `Adi | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 1744 - 1748 | Bal`arab ibn Himyar ibn Sultan | Ya`ariba dynasty |
| 10 Jun 1749 - 14 Dec 1783 | Abu Hilal Ahmad ibn Sa`id | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 15 Dec 1783 - 1811 | Sa`id ibn Ahmad | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 1784 - 13 Mar 1792 | Hamad ibn Sa`id | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| Mar 1792 - 14 Nov 1804 | Sultan ibn Ahmad | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 20 Nov 1804 - 14 Sep 1806 | Salim ibn Sultan | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 20 Nov 1804 - 19 Oct 1856 | Sa`id ibn Sultan | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 1804 - 31 Jul 1806 | Badr ibn Sayf (regent) | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 19 Oct 1856 - 11 Feb 1866 | Thuwayni ibn Sa`id | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 11 Feb 1866 - 1 Oct 1868 | Salim ibn Thuwayni | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 3 Oct 1868 - 30 Jan 1871 | `Azzan ibn Qays | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 30 Jan 1871 - 4 Jun 1888 | Turki ibn Sa`id | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 4 Jun 1888 - 5 Oct 1913 | Faysal ibn Turki | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 9 Oct 1913 - 10 Feb 1932 | Taimur ibn Faysal | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 10 Feb 1932 - 23 Jul 1970 | Sa`id ibn Taimur | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 23 Jul 1970 - | Qabus ibn Sa`id | Al ´Bu Sa`id dynasty |
| 24 May 1913 - 23 Jul 1920 | Salim ibn Rashid al-Kharusi | Imams |
| 30 Jul 1920 - May 1954 | Abu `Abd Allah Muhammad ibn `Abd Allah al-Khalili al-Kharusi (b. 1885? - d. 1954) | Imams |
| May 1954 - 26 Sep 1955 | Ghalib ibn `Ali al-Hinawi | Imams |
| Jul 1957 - 11 Aug 1957 | Ghalib ibn `Ali al-Hinawi | Imams |
| 14 Aug 1970 - 2 Jan 1972 | Tariq ibn Taimur | Prime ministers |
| 2 Jan 1972 - | Qabus ibn Sa`id | Prime ministers |
| May 1861 - Feb 1862 | William M. Pengelley | British political agents |
| Feb 1862 - Oct 1862 | M. Green | British political agents |
| Jan 1863 - Feb 1867 | Herbert Disbrowe (1st time) | British political agents |
| Mar 1867 - Feb 1869 | G.A. Atkinson (acting) | British political agents |
| Feb 1869 - 8 Jan 1870 | Herbert Disbrowe (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 8 Jan 1870 - 1 May 1871 | A. Cotton Way | British political agents |
| 8 May 1871 - 14 Dec 1872 | Edward Charles Ross | British political agents |
| 30 Dec 1872 - 7 Jun 1877 | Samuel Barret Miles (1st time) | British political agents |
| 7 Jun 1877 - 4 Jan 1878 | P.J.C. Robertson (acting) | British political agents |
| 4 Jan 1878 - 14 Jun 1879 | Samuel Barret Miles (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 16 Jul 1879 - 2 Jan 1880 | Charles Bean Euan-Smith | British political agents |
| 16 Aug 1881 - 22 Mar 1883 | Charles Grant | British political agents |
| 20 Apr 1883 - 17 Sep 1883 | Edward Mockler (1st time) | British political agents |
| 20 Sep 1883 - 2 Apr 1886 | Samuel Barret Miles (3rd time) | British political agents |
| 2 Apr 1886 - 25 Oct 1886 | Edward Mockler (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 1 Nov 1886 - 16 Apr 1887 | Samuel Barret Miles (4th time) | British political agents |
| 16 Apr 1887 - 2 Mar 1889 | Edward Mockler (3rd time) | British political agents |
| 2 Mar 1889 - 30 Mar 1889 | A.S. Jayakar (1st time) (acting) | British political agents |
| 31 Mar 1889 - 15 Dec 1889 | Wallace Christopher Ramsay Stratton (acting) (b. 1862 - d. 1942) | British political agents |
| 16 Dec 1889 - 29 Mar 1890 | Charles Edward Yate | British political agents |
| 29 Mar 1890 - 30 Nov 1890 | A.S. Jayakar (2nd time) (acting) | British political agents |
| 1 Dec 1890 - 20 Mar 1891 | Edward Mockler (4th time) | British political agents |
| 20 Mar 1891 - 14 Oct 1891 | Edward Mockler | Consuls |
| 14 Oct 1891 - 27 Nov 1892 | A.S. Jayakar (1st time) (acting) | Consuls |
| 27 Nov 1892 - 19 Apr 1895 | James Hayes Sadler (1st time) | Consuls |
| 19 Apr 1895 - 22 May 1895 | A.S. Jayakar (2nd time) (acting) | Consuls |
| 23 May 1895 - 23 Nov 1895 | John Frederick Whyte | Consuls |
| 24 Nov 1895 - 17 Apr 1896 | James Hayes Sadler (2nd time) | Consuls |
| 17 Apr 1896 - 12 Jun 1897 | F.A. Beville | Consuls |
| 12 Jun 1897 - 15 Sep 1897 | A.S. Jayakar (3rd time) (acting) | Consuls |
| 16 Sep 1897 - 1 Oct 1899 | Christopher George Forbes Fagan | Consuls |
| 1 Oct 1899 - 2 Jan 1904 | Percy Cox | Consuls |
| 11 Jan 1904 - Jul 1906 | William George Grey (1st time) | Consuls |
| Jul 1906 - Nov 1906 | William Henry Irvine Shakespear | Consuls |
| Nov 1906 - Apr 1908 | William George Grey (2nd time) | Consuls |
| Apr 1908 - Jul 1908 | N. Scott (acting) | Consuls |
| Jul 1908 - Nov 1908 | Frank McConaghy | Consuls |
| Nov 1908 - Apr 1910 | Robert Erskine Holland | Consuls |
| Apr 1910 - Apr 1911 | Arthur Prescott Trevor | Consuls |
| Apr 1911 - Mar 1914 | Stuart George Knox | Consuls |
| Mar 1914 - Oct 1915 | Robert Arthur Edward Benn | Consuls |
| Oct 1915 - 16 Jan 1916 | Hugh Stewart (1st time) | Consuls |
| 16 Jan 1916 - 16 Feb 1916 | Claude Tulloch Ducat (1st time) | Consuls |
| 17 Feb 1916 - 8 Mar 1916 | Hugh Stewart (2nd time) | Consuls |
| 9 Mar 1916 - 14 Jun 1916 | Claude Tulloch Ducat (2nd time) | Consuls |
| 15 Jun 1916 - 22 Jun 1916 | A.R. Burton (acting) | Consuls |
| 23 Jun 1916 - 9 Oct 1916 | Evelyn Berkeley Howell | Consuls |
| 10 Oct 1916 - 7 Nov 1916 | A. King-Mason (acting) | Consuls |
| 8 Nov 1916 - 12 Oct 1917 | Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth | Consuls |
| 12 Oct 1917 - 30 Nov 1917 | J.M. Brickman (acting) | Consuls |
| 1 Dec 1917 - 17 Oct 1919 | Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth | Consuls |
| 17 Oct 1919 - 3 Mar 1920 | Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate | Consuls |
| 3 Mar 1920 - 10 Apr 1920 | M.J. Gazdar (acting) | Consuls |
| 11 Apr 1920 - Oct 1921 | Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate | Consuls |
| Oct 1921 - Feb 1923 | Maitland Easten Rae | Consuls |
| Feb 1923 - Sep 1923 | Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate | Consuls |
| Sep 1923 - 31 Oct 1924 | Reginald Graham Hinde | Consuls |
| 31 Oct 1924 - 24 May 1925 | Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite | Consuls |
| 24 May 1925 - 7 Oct 1925 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (1st time) (acting) (b. 1899) | Consuls |
| 8 Oct 1925 - 12 Feb 1926 | Charles Gilbert Crosthwaite | Consuls |
| 12 Feb 1926 - 9 Sep 1926 | Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett | Consuls |
| 10 Sep 1926 - 22 Sep 1926 | G.A. Richardson (acting) | Consuls |
| 23 Sep 1926 - 15 Jun 1930 | George Patterson Murphy | Consuls |
| 15 Jun 1930 - 30 May 1931 | Trenchard Craven William Fowle | Consuls |
| 30 May 1931 - 31 Oct 1931 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) | Consuls |
| 1 Nov 1931 - 25 Jul 1932 | Trenchard Craven William Fowle | Consuls |
| 25 Jul 1932 - 13 Nov 1932 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.) | Consuls |
| 14 Nov 1932 - 23 Mar 1933 | Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner | Consuls |
| 23 Mar 1933 - 16 Jun 1933 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (4th time) (acting) (s.a.) | Consuls |
| 17 Jun 1933 - 6 Jun 1935 | Claude Edward Urquhart Bremner | Consuls |
| 6 Jun 1935 - 26 Apr 1939 | Ralph Ponsonby Watts | Consuls |
| 26 Apr 1939 - 3 Apr 1940 | Tom Hickinbotham (1st time) | Consuls |
| 3 Apr 1940 - 26 Jul 1940 | John Baron Howes (1st time) | Consuls |
| 27 Jul 1940 - 14 Aug 1941 | Tom Hickinbotham (2nd time) | Consuls |
| 14 Aug 1941 - 22 Jan 1942 | John Baron Howes (2nd time) | Consuls |
| 22 Jan 1942 - 22 May 1942 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (5th time) (acting) (s.a.) | Consuls |
| 23 May 1942 - 21 Sep 1943 | Cornelius James Pelly | Consuls |
| 21 Sep 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 | Richard Ernest Rowland Bird | Consuls |
| 1 Nov 1943 - 1 Nov 1944 | Roy Douglas Metcalfe | Consuls |
| 1 Nov 1944 - 22 Apr 1945 | Arnold Crawshaw Galloway | Consuls |
| 22 Apr 1945 - 29 Nov 1945 | Ralph Ingram Hallows | Consuls |
| 1 Dec 1945 - 13 Jun 1947 | Andrew Charles Stewart (1st time) | Consuls |
| 13 Jun 1947 - Aug 1947 | J.E.H. Hudson | Consuls |
| Aug 1947 - Aug 1948 | Andrew Charles Stewart (2nd time) | Consuls |
| Aug 1948 - Sep 1949 | Randall Erskine Ellison | Consuls |
| Sep 1949 - Oct 1958 | Frederick Charles Leslie Chauncy | Consuls-general |
| Oct 1958 - May 1960 | William Neve Monteith | Consuls-general |
| May 1960 - May 1963 | John Fleetwood Stewart Phillips | Consuls-general |
| May 1963 - Oct 1965 | John Spenser Ritchie Duncan | Consuls-general |
| Oct 1965 - Sep 1969 | Derrick Charles Carden | Consuls-general |
| Sep 1969 - 1971 | David Gordon Crawford | Consuls-general |