▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁During ▁his ▁long ▁rule ▁as ▁Im am ▁the ▁country ▁prosper ed ▁and ▁reg ained ▁its ▁leading ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Sa ' id ▁bin ▁Muhammad ▁bin ▁K hal af ▁bin ▁Sa ’ id ▁Al - B usa idi ▁Al - Az di ▁Al - Am man i ▁Al - I bad hi ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Adam , ▁O man ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sa ’ id ▁bin ▁Muhammad ▁Al - B usa idi . ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Sa ì d ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Al ▁Bu ▁Sa ì d , ▁a ▁small ▁H ina wi ▁tribe ▁from ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁O man . ▁He ▁was ▁great ▁great ▁grand son ▁of ▁M ub ar ak ▁al - Sa idi ▁al - Az dy ▁of ▁the ▁Ban u ▁H iba , ▁a ▁cl an ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Hi w ani ▁tribe ▁of ▁Y emen . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁wood ▁vendor ▁and ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁merchant ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁city ▁of ▁So har . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁this ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁sixth ▁Im am ▁of ▁O man ▁of ▁the ▁Y ar uba ▁dynast y ▁was ▁Sa if ▁bin ▁Sultan ▁II , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁civil ▁war ▁and ▁lost ▁popular ity ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁indul gent ▁l ifest