, ▁who ▁was ▁kept ▁under ▁virtual ▁house ▁arrest ▁at ▁the ▁Sultan ' s ▁palace ▁in ▁Sal al ah . ▁ ▁Before ▁he ▁was ▁over th rown ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁backwards ▁policies , ▁O man ▁had ▁an ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁of ▁ 7 5 %. ▁Tra ch oma , ▁ven ere al ▁disease ▁and ▁mal nut r ition ▁were ▁w ides p read . ▁There ▁were ▁only ▁three ▁schools , ▁the ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 5 %, ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁ ▁of ▁p aved ▁roads . ▁ ▁De position ▁ ▁Q ab o os ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁educational ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁inf antry ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest . ▁Sa id ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 4 ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁coup , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁palace . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Sultan ’ s ▁palace ▁in ▁Sal al ah , ▁Q ab o os ▁executed ▁a ▁successful ▁coup ▁against ▁his ▁father ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁his ▁uncle , ▁and ▁ex iled ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Sa id ▁lived ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Dor chester ▁Hotel ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁buried ▁in ▁Brook wood ▁C emetery , ▁W oking ,