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]

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
His Highness Sultan
Reign	20 July 1902-9 December 1911
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]

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).

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

References

1. 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.