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.[1]
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| Born | 7 June 1884 |
| Died | 20 December 1918 (aged 34)[1] Paris, France[1] |
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][2]
Titles
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[2]
References
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- Kemal H. Karpat (2001). The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State. Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-19-028576-0.
- "The Al Bu-Said Dynasty". www.royalark.net.
| Preceded by Hamud bin Muhammad |
Sultan of Zanzibar 1902–1911 |
Succeeded by Khalifa bin Harub |
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