Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar

For the medieval Spanish ruler, see Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir.

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar, c. 1907

Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid (June 7, 1884 – December 20, 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]

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

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References

Preceded by Hamud bin Muhammad	Sultan of Zanzibar 1902–1911	Succeeded by Khalifa bin Harub

Sultans of Zanzibar

Said* Majid Barghash Khalifa I Ali I Hamad Khalid Hamoud Ali II Khalifa II Abdullah Jamshid

* As Sultan of Oman.

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