As-Salam as-Sultani

an-Našid as-Salâm as-Solṭâni

English: 'Song of the Sultanic Salute'
نشيد السلام السلطاني
National anthem of  Oman
Lyrics	Rashid bin Uzayyiz Al Khusaidi
Music	James Frederick Mills, 1932
Adopted	1970; 51 years ago (1970)
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Qâbus ben-Saʿyed ʾâl-Saʿyed (1940–2020), the Sultan of Oman, whom the song was originally dedicated to.

"as-Salâm as-Solṭâni" (Arabic: السلام السلطاني‎, meaning 'Salute to The Sultan') is Oman's national anthem; it is an ode originally dedicated to Qaboos bin Said (1940–2020), the former Sultan of Oman.^[1][2][3]

History[]

"as-Salâm as-Solṭâni" was written by the poet Rashid bin Uzayyiz Al Khusaidi. The music for it was composed at the request of Muscat's government by James Frederick Mills, a Briton, in December 1932.^[4][5]

In 1970, a modified version was written by the poet Ħafiẓ ben-Sâlem as-Sayl al-Gasâni, the adviser of the former Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said. The melody was composed by the Egyptian musician Mohammed Abdel Wahab.^[6]

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