Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid (7 June 1884 – 20 December 1918) (Arabic: علي بن حمود البوسعيد) was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar from 1902 to 1911.
Biography
Ali was proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar on 20 July 1902, following the death of his father, the seventh Sultan, two days earlier. There was a regency until he attained majority. He served only a few years as sultan because of illness. On 9 December 1911 he abdicated in favour of his brother-in-law Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid.[1]
Titles
- 1884–1902: 'Ali II bin Hamud
- 1902–1918: His Highness Sultan 'Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar
(abdicated in 1911, but kept styles as Sultan).[2]
Lineage
HH Sultan Sheikh Sir Ali bin Hamud bin Muhammad bin Said bin Sultan bin Ahmed bin Said Al-Said
Honours
- King Edward VII Coronation Medal-1902
- Special Class in brilliants of the Nishan-e-Osmanieh of the Ottoman Empire-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class of Prussia-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa of Portugal-1905
- King George V Coronation Medal-1911[3]
Sibling
One of ten children from Hamoud bin Mohammed and his first wife, HH Sayyida Khanfora hint Majid Al-Busaid.
- Sayyid Majid bin Hamud Al-Busaid
- Sayyid Saud bin Hamud Al-Busaid
- Sayyid Taimur bin Hamud Al-Busaid
- Sayyid Faisal bin Hamud Al-Busaid
- Sayyid Muhammed bin Hamud Al-Busaid
- Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid (who married Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, 9th Sultan of Zanzibar)
- Sayyida Boran bint Hamud Al-Busaid (who married Sayyid Said bin Ali, the son of the fourth Sultan of Zanzibar)
- Sayyida Mishan bint Hamud Al-Busaid (twin with Boran)
- Sayyida Hakima bint Hamud Al-Busaid
Notable Relatives
- Father | HH Sultan Sheikh Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed
- Great Grandfather | HH Sultan Said bin Sultan
- Third Cousin | HH Sultan Qaboos bin Said
- Nephew | HH Sayyid Sahibzada Sheikh Sanjak-Bey Mir Aladdin bin Majid Al-Said
- Great Great Nephew | HH Sayyid Sahibzada Sheikh Dr Shamsaldin Qais Sulayman al-Said
References
Preceded by Hamud bin Muhammad |
Sultan of Zanzibar 1902–1911 |
Succeeded by Khalifa bin Harub |
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