Said bin Taimur
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Said bin Taimur 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.
Said in 1943
Edward Heath, who supported Said's overthrow as then British prime minister, kept his photo in his home (1987).
Dhofar rebellion
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The Dhofar rebellion, also known as the Dhofar War, or the 9 June revolution, was a revolution that began in 1965 in the Dhofar region of the Arabian Peninsula against British imperialism and Sultans
Said bin Taimur
…sold Gwadar to Pakistan for $1 million. In 1965, Said made concessions to export oil to Iraq, Iran and Britain. The same year, the province of Dhofar revolted, with support from the People's Republic of China and some of the nationalist Arab states states, followed by an assassination attempt in 1966. It had…
A "hedgehog" defensive sangar, made from oil drums filled with sand, protecting Salalah airfield
British soldiers from the Special Air Service giving medical treatment to the villagers of the remote Yanqul Plain as part of their "hearts and minds" campaign.
"Pink Panther", famous SAS vehicle, as was used during the rebellion
View from Akoot in Jebel Qara, at the start of the khareef (monsoon) season, 1972