Hamad bin Said (died 13 March 1792)[1] was ruler of Oman, the third of the Al Busaidi dynasty, ruling the country between 1786 and 1792.
Around the end of 1785 a group of notables elected his brother, Qais bin Ahmad, as Imam.
[2] In 1786 Hamad bin Said managed to get control of Muscat, with its fortress.
[3] Hamad took the title of Sheikh and established his court in Muscat.
His father, Said bin Ahmad, remained in Rustaq and retained the title of Imam, but this was purely a symbolic religious title that carried no power.