Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (born 1940)

Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the Al Bu Said dynasty, he was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death, having ruled for almost half a century.

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 355 days remain until the end of the year.