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His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said transformed Oman during his 49-year reign from a poverty-stricken country torn by dissent into a prosperous state and an internationally trusted mediator for some of the region's issues. He became sultan in July 1970 with the aim of ending the country's isolation and using its oil revenue for modernisation and development.
Oman state news agency ONA said Qaboos died after "a wise and triumphant march rich with generosity that embraced Oman and extended to the Arab, Muslim and entire world and achieved a balanced policy that the whole world respected".
It did not disclose the cause of death. Qaboos, 79, had been ailing for years and was in Belgium in December for treatment.
His death leaves Oman, without a clear successor because he never publicly named one. The sultan, who has dominated decision-making in the Gulf state for decades, has secretly recorded his choice in a sealed letter should the royal family disagree on the succession line.
Qaboos healed old rifts in the country. He became known to his countrymen as "the renaissance", investing billions of dollars of oil revenues in infrastructure and building one of the best-trained armed forces in the region.
While brooking no dissent at home, he also charted an independent foreign policy.
Sultan Qaboos made his last public appearance in October 2018 when he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a rare visit to Oman.
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