Sultan bin Saif

Sultan bin Saif
Imam
Imam of Oman
Reign1649-1679
PredecessorNasir bin Murshid
SuccessorBil'arab bin Sultan
Diedc. 1679
DynastyYaruba
FatherSaif bin Malik bin Bil'arab al-Ya'rubi

Sultan bin Saif bin Malik (Arabic: سلطان بن سيف اليعربي) (died c. 1679) was the second of the Yaruba dynasty of Imams of Oman, a member of the Ibadi sect. He ruled from 1649 to 1679. He completed the work of his predecessor, Nasir bin Murshid, in driving the Portuguese out of Oman. Their last base in Muscat fell to his forces in January 1650. He built up Omani sea power, taking the fight against the Portuguese to their bases in India and East Africa. During his reign the country was peaceful and increasingly prosperous.