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can anyone provide more information about Sultan Said? One of the most mysterious man in history of that region.
I'm sorry, but I think this does not do the man justice: "Despite the wealth that Oman accumulated through its vast petroleum reserves, the Sultan refused to use this money for the benefit of his subjects, and the country essentially remained a feudal monarchy, run at Said's whim."
I do however agree, that in that short time that he did have wealth, he did not spend it. Again, looking at him simply as an invidiual who starts his 'career' in debt, it is plausible that this would mark a person and make one cautious in spending.
So, I believe that section should be nuanced a bit, taking a broader perspective of the economical context of 1930s Oman and Said as a person.
(I'm afraid I don't have any sources to quote for you, but if I'm in the library again I'll give you the names of some books. I'm not planning to edit the article, I only edit discussion pages, thanks, Vince ( talk) 09:31, 22 August 2008 (UTC))
Oil was NOT exported untill 1967 so vast wealth simply was not there. Current exports are 10% of Saudi Arabia and GDP a fraction of Kuwait etc . The page is somewhat poor with facts —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.178.150.132 ( talk) 12:47, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 00:37, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
If Said bin Taimur was exiled in 1970, and lived two years after, how did he die in 1970, as well? Time machine? -- Agamemnus ( talk) 07:36, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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can anyone provide more information about Sultan Said? One of the most mysterious man in history of that region.
I'm sorry, but I think this does not do the man justice: "Despite the wealth that Oman accumulated through its vast petroleum reserves, the Sultan refused to use this money for the benefit of his subjects, and the country essentially remained a feudal monarchy, run at Said's whim."
I do however agree, that in that short time that he did have wealth, he did not spend it. Again, looking at him simply as an invidiual who starts his 'career' in debt, it is plausible that this would mark a person and make one cautious in spending.
So, I believe that section should be nuanced a bit, taking a broader perspective of the economical context of 1930s Oman and Said as a person.
(I'm afraid I don't have any sources to quote for you, but if I'm in the library again I'll give you the names of some books. I'm not planning to edit the article, I only edit discussion pages, thanks, Vince ( talk) 09:31, 22 August 2008 (UTC))
Oil was NOT exported untill 1967 so vast wealth simply was not there. Current exports are 10% of Saudi Arabia and GDP a fraction of Kuwait etc . The page is somewhat poor with facts —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.178.150.132 ( talk) 12:47, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 00:37, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
If Said bin Taimur was exiled in 1970, and lived two years after, how did he die in 1970, as well? Time machine? -- Agamemnus ( talk) 07:36, 5 April 2015 (UTC)