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| December 3 2024 | Haitham bin Tariq received the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold from Belgium. |
| November 28 2024 | Haitham bin Tariq received the Order of the State of the Republic of Turkey. |
| May 22 2024 | Received Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali from Jordan |
| May 22 2024 | Haitham bin Tariq was awarded the Collar of the Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali from Jordan. |
| February 6 2024 | He received the Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great from Kuwait. |
| 2023 | The government approved a $5.2 billion investment fund, the Oman Future Fund, and announced the development of Sultan Haitham City for workers outside Muscat. |
| 2023 | A Tourism Law was promulgated as part of Oman’s efforts to enhance its economy and attract visitors. |
| May 2023 | Haitham visited Tehran to discuss regional diplomatic and security issues, following Oman's mediation of a prisoner swap between Iran and Belgium. |
| May 21 2023 | He was honored with the Collar of the Order of the Nile by Egypt. |
| 2022 | Oman achieved a budget surplus of approximately 5% of GDP, marking its first surplus since 2013. |
| October 24 2022 | He became a Member Exceptional Class of the Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa from Bahrain. |
| October 4 2022 | He received the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance from Jordan. |
| September 2022 | Visited Buckingham Palace to offer condolences to King Charles III following Queen Elizabeth II's death. |
| September 27 2022 | He was awarded the Collar of the Order of Zayed from the United Arab Emirates. |
| September 19 2022 | Haitham attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London. |
| June 2022 | His Service Medal of the Order of St John was ceremonially consecrated in London, posthumously honoring his legacy. |
| December 15 2021 | Awarded Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by the United Kingdom |
| December 15 2021 | Haitham bin Tariq was awarded the honorary title of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) by the United Kingdom. |
| November 22 2021 | Haitham bin Tariq was honored with the Sword of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani from Qatar. |
| November 11 2021 | Crown Prince Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham married Sayyida Meyyan bint Shihab Al Said in the Mazay Hall of Al Alam Palace. |
| July 11 2021 | He was awarded the Collar of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud (I Class) from Saudi Arabia. |
| June 15 2021 | Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham married at Al Alam Palace and has issue. |
| May 2021 | Experienced protests against the Omani government over economic concerns including unemployment and corruption. |
| May 2021 | Protests erupted across Oman over economic concerns, including unemployment and corruption, leading to the arrest and subsequent release of some protesters. |
| April 2021 | Oman introduced a value added tax as part of its economic reforms. |
| March 2021 | Awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize in Delhi, India. |
| January 12 2021 | Sultan Haitham issued a royal decree creating the role of Crown Prince, designating his eldest son, Sayyid Theyazin, as the country's first Crown Prince. |
| August 2020 | Haitham appointed Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi as foreign minister, Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi as minister of finance, and Taimur bin Asa'ad al Said as chairman of the Central Bank of Oman. |
| January 11 2020 | The Royal Family Council opened Sultan Qaboos' sealed letter of succession, revealing Haitham bin Tariq as the new Sultan of Oman after Qaboos' death. |
| January 11 2020 | Haitham bin Tariq was proclaimed Sultan of Oman, just hours after the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. |
| January 10 2020 | Royal court declared three days of national mourning, with flags to be flown at half-mast for 40 days following his death. |
| January 10 2020 | Died at the age of 79 in Oman after battling colon cancer. |
| January 10 2020 | Died after a long reign as the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world, having ruled for almost half a century. |
| December 14 2019 | Reported terminally ill with colon cancer, admitted to UZ Leuven hospital in Belgium and opted to return home to Oman. |
| October 2018 | Invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Oman, marking a rare diplomatic engagement despite no official diplomatic ties. |
| 2017 | Did not take sides in the Persian Gulf dispute where Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed an embargo on Qatar. |
| 2016 | Haitham personally welcomed the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall on their visit to Oman. |
| 2015 | Chose not to join the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen against the Houthis, maintaining Oman's neutral stance. |
| 2014 | Qaboos bin Said was diagnosed with colon cancer and began receiving treatment. |
| 2013 | Helped mediate secret US-Iran talks that would later lead to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. |
| 2012 | Became a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. |
| June 19 2011 | Omani protests occurred as part of the Arab Spring, with protesters demanding salary increases, job creation, and reduced corruption. The Sultan responded by dismissing a third of the governing cabinet. |
| November 27 2010 | Received the Royal Victorian Chain from the United Kingdom. |
| November 26 2010 | He was made an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) from the United Kingdom. |
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