Ghalib Ali Al Hinai (Arabic: ???? ?? ??? ????????) (c. 1908 or 1912 29 November 2009) was the last elected Imam of the Imamate of Oman. From 1954, he led the Imamate of Oman in Nizwa and Oman proper in the Jebel Akhdar revolt against Sultan Said Bin Taimur. The war lasted 5 years until the Sultan of Oman's armed forces, aided by colonial British soldiers from the Special Air Service, put down the Jebel Akhdar revolt in 1959. Imam Ghalib Al Hinai managed to escape to Saudi Arabia. He continued for a short time to lead a temporary government-in-exile from Dammam, Saudi Arabia while the fighting continued in Oman. He continued to receive many visitors from Oman up until his death. He was known for his faithful adherence to his religion. He died on 29 November 2009 at the age of 96 (or 101) in Dammam.
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