Early life;.

Sultan Qaboos bin Saʿid was born in Salalah in Dhofar on 18 November 1940. He is the only son of Sultan Saʿid bin Taimur and is of the 8th generation of the Al Bu Saʿidi dynasty. He received his primary and secondary education in Salalah and at Pune, in India, and was sent to a private educational establishment in England at age sixteen. At the age of 20, he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. After graduating from Sandhurst, he joined a British Infantry regiment, The Cameronians, and was posted to the 1st Battalion in Germany for one year. He also held a staff appointment with the British Army. After his military service, Sultan Qaboos studied local government subjects in England and, after a world tour, returned home to Salalah where he studied Islam and the history of his country.