The Sugarland Express was co-written by Steven Spielberg.
Salim bin Sultan was joint Sultan of Oman with his brother Said bin Sultan , ruling between 1804 and 1806 .. Said bin Sultan. Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Oman. Oman. Salim bin Sultan was son of Sultan bin Ahmad , who ruled Oman from 1792 to 1804 .. Sultan bin Ahmad. Sultan bin Ahmad. Oman. Oman. Sultan bin Ahmad died in 1804 on an expedition to Basra .. Sultan bin Ahmad. Sultan bin Ahmad. Basra. Basra. He appointed Mohammed bin Nasir bin Mohammed al-Jabry as the Regent and guardian of his two sons , Salim bin Sultan and Said bin Sultan .. Said bin Sultan. Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Sultan 's brother Qais bin Ahmad , ruler of Sohar , decided to attempt to seize power .. Qais bin Ahmad. Qais bin Ahmad. Sohar. Sohar. Early in 1805 Qais and his brother Mohammed marched south along the coast to Muttrah , which he easily captured .. Muttrah. Muttrah. Qais then started to besiege Muscat .. Muscat. Muscat, Oman. Mohammed bin Nasir tried to bribe Qais to leave , but did not succeed .. Mohammed bin Nasir called on Badr bin Saif for help .. Badr bin Saif. Badr bin Saif. After a series of engagements , Qais was forced to retire to Sohar .. Sohar. Sohar. Badr bin Saif became the effective ruler .. Badr bin Saif. Badr bin Saif. Allied with the Wahhabis , Badr bin Saif became increasingly unpopular .. Badr bin Saif. Badr bin Saif. To get his wards out of the way , Badr bin Saif made Salim bin Sultan governor of Al Masna`ah , on the Batinah coast and Said bin Sultan governor of Barka .. Said bin Sultan. Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Badr bin Saif. Badr bin Saif. Barka. Barka, Oman. In 1816 Said bin Sultan lured Badr bin Saif to Barka and murdered him nearby .. Said bin Sultan. Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Badr bin Saif. Badr bin Saif. Barka. Barka, Oman. Said was proclaimed ruler of Oman .. Oman. Oman. Said bin Sultan became the sole ruler , apparently with the consent of his brother .. Said bin Sultan. Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Their aunt , the daughter of the Imam Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi , seems to have influenced this decision .. Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi. Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi. Around the end of May 1810 Salim bin Sultan was sent on a mission to Persia to seek assistance in the struggle against the Wahhabis in the north of Oman .. Oman. Oman. He died in Muscat in April 1821 .. Muscat. Muscat, Oman. He left three male heirs , Muhammad , Hamed and Sirhan .