Legitimacy questions loom over Oman succession
Sultan Qaboos's centralisation of power has created a lack of heavyweight candidates to succeed him
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- As'ad bin Tariq (frontrunner)
- Haitham bin Tariq (frontrunner)
- Shihab bin Tariq
- Fahd bin Mahmoud
- Succession process
- Qaboos hands over power
- Ruling family appoints successor
- Military appoints sultan's choice
- Military takes control
- Legitimacy questions
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