Hamad ibn Said

Hamad ibn Said ( Arabic حمد بن سعيد, DMG Ḥamad ibn Saʿīd ; † March 13, 1792 ) was Sayyid of Muscat (1784–1792).

After Said ibn Ahmad (1783–1811) was elected Imam Oman , resistance soon arose, as he was very unpopular with the people. Hamad used this to gain rule in Muscat and control over large parts of the country. His father Said was able to assert himself as the Imam of the Ibadites in Rustaq .

However, Hamad was also more interested in rule over Muscat, the coastal areas and the African colonies, so that the country was divided into the Imamat Oman and Muscat. Hamad took on the title of "Sayyid" (Lord). The rulers of Muscat were only recognized as sultans by the British.

To secure his rule, Hamad had several fortresses built in the part of the country he controlled. In addition, after the subjugation of Kilwa (1785) , he sought a new conquest of Mombasa in East Africa . This had freed itself from Omani rule during the civil war . An allegedly planned attack on Bombay , India , was abandoned after Hamad's untimely death (1792). He was succeeded by Sultan ibn Ahmad (1792-1804) a son of the founder of the dynasty Ahmad ibn Said (1749-1793).

See also: Said dynasty