Muḥammad al-Khalīlī

imam of Oman

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In Oman: Periodic civil unrest
…remained autonomous until 1954, when Muḥammad al-Khalīlī, who had ruled as imam since 1920, died. His weak successor, Ghālib, was influenced by his brother Ṭālib and by a prominent tribal leader, Sulaymān ibn Ḥimyār; the three set out to create an independent state, enlisting Saudi Arabia’s support against Sultan Saʿīd…
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