Sultan's Special Force

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Sultan's Special Force
قوات السلطان الخاصة
The crest of the Sultan's Special Force (officer's beret badge)
Country	Oman
Allegiance	Sultan of Oman
Branch	Sultan's Armed Forces
Type	Special forces
Size	2000[1]
HQ SSF	Al Azaiba, Muscat, Oman
Motto(s)	!من يتجرأ ينتصر Who Dares Wins
Colors	Lilac
Anniversaries	15 March
Commanders
Commander SSF	Major General Muslim bin Mohammed bin Taman Jaaboub[2]
Supreme Commander	HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Notable commanders	Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat OBE Major General Amir bin Salim al Amri

The Sultan's Special Force (SSF) — Arabic: قوات السلطان الخاصة, transliterated: Qawat al-Sultaniya al-Khasah is a separate force branch within the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and although equipped to carry out land defense operations, it is not part of the Royal Army of Oman.^[3][4]

The SSF was created based on the lessons learned in a successful (if not lengthy) prosecution of a counter insurgency campaign in the Dhofar'. However, it was the time, effort and special tactics needed to achieve the victory that convinced the Sultan that he needed his own domestic special purpose force. There has been and remains a clear and constant relationship between the SSF and the Palace Office, a government ministry which oversees all aspects of the Sultanate's security .