ed ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Sa id ▁sold ▁G wad ar ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million , ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Britain ▁returned ▁the ▁Kh uri ya ▁M uri ya ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Sa id ▁became ▁more ▁re clus ive ▁from ▁his ▁people ▁and ▁country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁after ▁making ▁con cess ions ▁to ▁export ▁oil ▁with ▁Ira q , ▁Iran ▁and ▁Britain , ▁he ▁did ▁little ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁his ▁people . ▁The ▁benefits ▁of ▁this ▁deal ▁would ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁until ▁his ▁was ▁de posed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁a ▁palace ▁coup . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁D hof ar ▁revol ted , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁national ist ▁Arab ▁states , ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁marked ▁effect ▁on ▁Sa id , ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁even ▁more ▁err atic ▁in ▁gover ning ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁forb idden ▁to ▁smoke ▁in ▁public , ▁to ▁play ▁football , ▁to ▁wear ▁s ung lass es ▁or ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁anyone ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes . ▁No ▁one ▁was ▁safe ▁from ▁the ▁s ultan ' s ▁par ano ia , ▁not ▁even ▁his ▁own ▁son , ▁Q ab o os