OMAN

The Al-Busaid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1804 - 1856 H.H. Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan bin Al-Imam Ahmad bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi Al-Yemeni Al-‘Omani Al-Azdi, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar. b. at Sumail, 9^th July 1792, second son of H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Al-Imam Ahmad bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman, by his first wife, Sayyida Ghanneyeh bint Saif Al-Busaidi, educ. privately. Proclaimed after the death of his father as joint ruler with his brother Salim, 20^th November 1804. Reigned under the Regency of his maternal uncle, Sayyid Badr bin Saif until his death, 31^st July 1806. Proclaimed as sole-ruler, under the regency of his sister, Sayyida Aisha, 14^th September 1806. Signed the Moresby Treaty with the British 22^nd September 1822, in which he made the sale of slaves to Christian powers illegal throughout his dominions. Removed his seat to Zanzibar in December 1832. Established permanent diplomatic relations with the USA in 1836, and the UK in 1840. Recognised as Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar, by virtue of the Hamerton Treaty of 2^nd October 1845, in which he outlawed the export of slaves from his African empire. Rcvd: a Sword of Honour from King George IV (1821), and the Order of the August Portrait (Nishan-i-Tamtal-i-Humayun) of Persia (1856). m. (first) before 1825, H.H. Sayyida Azza bint Saif Al-Busaidiyah (d. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, before 20^th July 1860, having had an only daughter who died young), daughter of Sayyid Saif bin Imam Ahmad Al-Busaidi, by his wife, Sayyida Muza bint Ahmad Al-Busaidiyah, daughter of H.E. Sayyid Ahmad bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Muscat and Rustaq. m. (second) at Bundar Abbas, 19^th July 1827 (nikah) (div. for infidelity 1833), H.R.H. Shahzadi Shahzada Khanum, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Husain ‘Ali Mirza, Tau’aman ul-Mulk, Farman Farma, Governor-General of Fars and Governor of the Persian Gulf Ports, by his first wife, Nawab Hajjiya, daughter of Muhammad Quli Khan-e Afshar Arumi. m. (third) July 1827 (div.) H.R.H. Shahzadi Shahruzad Khanum (d.s.p. in Persia, 1849), she returned permanently to Iran after Sayyid ‘Sa’id left for Zanzibar in 1832, daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Iraj Mirza, Mahabat ul-Mulk, of Persia. He also maintained over seventy-five sarari, including (a) Najm us-Sabah (d. in childbirth, at Muscat, Oman, 1817), an Assyrian lady. m. (b) Khurshid, an Indian lady from Malabar. m. (c) Madina (d.s.p.), a Circassian. m. (d) Sara (d. from smallpox, at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, before 1^st August 1859), a Circassian. m. (e) Salma [Mama Buana Hamdan], a cousin of Sara, a Circassian. m. (f) Jilfidan (d. from cholera, at the Bait al-Tani, Zanzibar, 1859), daughter of a Circassian farmer and captured in a raid by Albanians. m. (g) Fatala, an Ethiopian. m. (h) Taj, a Georgian. m. (i) Aisha (m. second, ca 1866, Shaikh Sulaiman bin ‘Ali Al-Darmaki, sometime Chief Minister to Sultan Majid of Zanzibar), a Georgian. m. (j) Nur us-Sabah. m. (k) Fatma (m. second, Shaikh Sulaiman bin ‘Ali Mandhry), a Circassian. He d. on board the Kitorie, off the Seychelles, 19^th October 1856 (bur. Makusurani, Zanzibar), having had issue, twenty-two sons and twenty-two daughters (of whom thirty-six children survived him):

• 1) H.H. Prince Sayyid Hilal bin Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 11^th November 1817 (s/o Najm us-Sabah), educ. privately. Mbr of the Council of Regency 1832, Governor of Muscat 1832-1837, and of Burka 1837-1840, Naib in Zanzibar 1840-1844. Disinherited by his father 23^rd July 1844. Exiled from all his father’s dominions 1844-1846 during which time he visited England and was a guest of Queen Victoria in September 1845. Exiled from Zanzibar altogether, but allowed to live at Lamu from November 1849. Gained control over the whole Lamu Archipelago, including Pate and Manda, following the assassination of his father’s governor. He d.v.p. from consumption during his pilgrimage to Mecca, at Aden, 28^th June 1851, having had issue, three sons:
  • a) H.E. Sayyid Saud bin Hilal Al-Busaidi [Said/Saud/Suud], educ. privately. Vice-Adm of the abortive expedition sent by Sultan Thuwaini of Oman to wrest Zanzibar from his half-brother, Sultan Majid in 1856. Governor of Lamu 1859-1862. He d. at Zanzibar, before 28^th November 1862.
  • b) Sayyid Faisal bin Hilal Al-Busaidi. b. at Muscat, 1830 (s/o a Georgian suri), educ. privately. He d. at Zanzibar, after 1907.
  • c) Sayyid Muhammad bin Hilal Al-Busaidi, educ. privately. Adopted by his aunt, Sayyida Azza bint Saif Al-Busaidi. He d. at Zanzibar, after 1907.
• 2) H.H. Prince Sayyid Khalid bin Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 21^st October 1819 (s/o Khurshid), educ. privately. Governor of Zanzibar 1828-1854. Appointed Heir Apparent to Zanzibar, 23^rd July 1844. He constructed the Hadith Masjid in Stone Town. m. (a) Khurshid (d. from tuberculosis, at Zanzibar, 1854), a Georgian. m. (b) an Ethiopian suri. He d.v.p. from preumonia at Mtoni Palace, Unguja, Zanzibar, 7^th November 1854, having had issue, two daughters:
  • a) Sayyid Shambua bint Khalid Al-Busaidi (d/o Khurshid). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • b) Sayyida Farshuu bint Khalid Al-Busaidi. b. at Mtoni Palace, Unguja, Zanzibar, ca. 1844 (d/o the Ethiopian lady). She d. unm. from consumption, at Zanzibar, 1867.
• 3) H.H. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies (s/o a Georgian suri) – see below.
• 4) H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 6^th August 1826 (s/o an Ethiopian suri), educ. privately. Minister of the Interior and Head of the Civil Administration of Muscat and Oman 1837-1854, Governor of Sumail 1854-1856. A simple man, who dressed in simple clothes, a devout religious scholar throughout his life. m. Sayyida Ziana bint Muhammad Al-Busaidi [Zuzu], youngest daughter of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Salim bin Sultan Al-Busaidi, sometime Regent and Governor of Muscat and Sohar. He d. 1863, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  • a) H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies – see below.
  • b) Sayyid Hilal bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d. 1886, having had issue, a son:
    • i) Sayyid Muhammad bin Hilal Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d. before 1954.
  • c) H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. Sometime Minister of State under Sultan ‘Ali II, for whom he acted as Regent during his long and frequent visits abroad 1905-1911. Refused the throne of Zanzibar in December 1911, due to ill health and advancing years.
  • a) Sayyida ‘Aliya bint Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
  • b) Sayyida Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Sa’id. She d. at Zanzibar, 29^th September 1934.
• 5) H.H. Sultan Sayyid Turki bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies (s/o an Ethiopian suri) – see below.
• 6) H.H. Prince Sayyid Majid bin Sa’id, who succeeded as H.H. Sultan Sayyid Majid bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies (s/o Sara) – see Tanzania (Zanzibar).
• 7) A son. b. 1835. He d. at Zanzibar, August 1837.
• 8) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id (s/o an Ethiopian lady, brother of Shawana). He d.v.p. at Zanzibar, before 24^th September 1854 (bur. Makusurani).
• 9) H.H. Sultan Sayyid Barghash bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies (s/o Fatala) – see Tanzania (Zanzibar).
• 10) Sayyid ‘Abdu’l-Wahhab bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 23^rd February 1841 (s/o Aisha, a Georgian suri), educ. privately. A great favourite of Sultan Majid of Zanzibar. Cdr of his troops sent to repel Sayyid Barghash at the Battle of Mechu 1859. He d.s.p. at Siblini, Zanzibar, 3^rd August 1866.
• 11) Sayyid Jamshid bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi. b. at Zanzibar, before 2^nd February 1843 (s/o Aisha, a Georgian suri), educ. privately. He d. from smallpox, at Zanzibar, 15^th October 1858 (bur. Makusurani).Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 12) Sayyid Hamdan bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, before 22^nd January 1844 (s/o Salma, a Circassian suri), educ. privately. A cripple from birth. He d. from smallpox, before 8^th November 1858 (bur. Makusurani).
• 13) Sayyid Ghalib bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, before 31^st December 1845, as Sayyid Suwaid (s/o an Ethiopian suri), educ. privately. Renamed Ghalib in his late teens (and thus, shown incorrectly as two individuals by Ingram). He d. 5^th January 1870 (bur. Makusurani).
• 14) Sayyid ‘Abdu’l-Aziz bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, before 6^th Nocember 1850 (s/o Aisha, a Georgian suri), educ. privately. Adopted by his elder sister, Sayyida Khula, his mother having expired a few days after his birth. He joined in the rebellion of Sayyid Barghash against their brother Majid in 1859, exiled to Bombay 1859-1861, pardoned and allowed to return but rebelleled again and deported to Bombay 1865-1867. Permitted to reside at Muscat in 1867, but expelled shortly afterward for similar activities. Seized Gwadur in 1871 but abandoned that place in 1872 and went to Bombay. Returned in 1873 and attempted to recover Gwadur in 1873, but arrested and deported to India. Permitted to return to Oman in 1874 and appointed as Regent for his brother Turki in 1875. He went into rebellion in 1875, and attacked Muscat in 1878, 1883 and 1889. Defeated and exiled to Mekran, in Baluchistan, 1889-1890. He d. at Poona, India, 12^th April 1907, having had issue, two daughters:
  • a) Sayyida Maya bint ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat. Settled in Bombay, but later returned to Zanzibar after 1907.
  • b) Sayyida Thuraya bint ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat. Settled in Bombay, but later returned to Zanzibar after 1907. She d. at Zanzibar, October 1933.
• 15) H.H. Sultan Sayyid Khalifa I bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies (s/o an Ethiopian suri) – see Tanzania (Zanzibar).
  • 14) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id (s/o an Ethiopian lady, brother of Shawana). He d.v.p. at Zanzibar, before 24^th September 1854 (bur. Makusurani).
• 16) Sayyid Menin bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id [Ali Mdogo], who succeeded as H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali I bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies (s/o Nur us-Sabah II) – see Tanzania (Zanzibar).
• 17) Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d.v.p. at Zanzibar, before 1856. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 18) Sayyid Hamad bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id [Ahmad] (full-brother of Sultan Barghash), educ. privately. He d. at Zanzibar, before 1888.
• 19) Sayyid Talib bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id (full-brother of Sultan Barghash), educ. privately. He d. at Zanzibar, before 1888.
• 20) Sayyid ‘Abbas bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id [Shyn], educ. privately. He d. at Zanzibar, before 1880.
• 21) Sayyid Nasir bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, before 13^th September 1855 (s/o an Ethiopian suri), educ. privately. Adopted by his elder sister, Sayyida Khadija bint Sa’id. He d. at Bombay, while on the pilgrimage to Mecca, 1887 (bur. there).
• 22) Sayyid ‘Abdu’l-Rab bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, 1855 (s/o an Ethiopian suri, brother of Mutla), educ. privately. He d. at Mizinjany, Malindi, 1888.
• 23) Sayyid Badran bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 1856. m. Sayyida Fatufa [Fracho] (d. at Zanzibar, 16^th March 1924). He d. at Mkadini, Zanzibar, 22^nd March 1886 (bur. Makusurani), having had issue, a son and a daughter:
  • a) Sayyid Majid bin Badran Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d. at Zanzibar, before 21^st April 1901 (bur. Makusurani).
  • a) Sayyida Farshuu bint Badran Al-Busaidi. She d. at Zanzibar, 16^th April 1924 (bur. Makusurani).
• 1) Sayyida Zuwayna bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat (d/o Fatala), educ. privately. m. at the age of twelve years, at Zanzibar, H.E. Sayyid Sa’ud bin ‘Ali Al-Busaidi (k. by Sultan bin Ahmad, at Rustaq, before 21^st May 1833), sometime Governor of Birka and of Rustaq, son of H.E. Sayyid ‘Ali bin Saif bin Al-Imam Ahmad Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Kilwa. She d. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, aged over 80 years, before 1883, having had issue, a son – see above.
• 2) Sayyida Raya bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat (d/o Fatala), educ. privately. m. H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Salim Al-Busaidi (b. at Muscat, before 3^rd December 1815; d. at Kjonda, Zanzibar, 26^th July 1869), sometime Wakil of Muscat and Wali of Muscat and Sohar, eldest son of her paternal uncle, H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Sultan bin Al-Imam Ahmad bin Sa’id, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman. She d. at Kinhunda, Zanzibar, aged 90 years, before 1902, having had twelve children (most of whom died young) – see above. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 3) Sayyida Sharifa bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id (d/o a Circassian suri), educ. privately. Avery intelligent lady, who was her father’s constant counsellor and companion, even on his trips abroad. m. a cousin, as his only wife. She d.v.p. at Muscat, Oman, before 1856, having had issue, an only son:
  • a) Shnum.
• 4) Sayyida Shaikha bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. She d. at Stone Town, Zanzibar, before 1902.
• 5) Sayyida Aisha bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 1815 (d/o Nur us-Sabah), educ. privately. The great diplomat and conciliator of the family, who was frequently called upon to patch-up or settle disputes between her brothers. m. H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Salim Al-Busaidi (b. 1818), sometime Governor of Masnah, second son of H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Sultan, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman. She d. at at Mizinjany, Malindi, 14^th April 1886 – see above.
• 6) Sayyida Khula Najm al-Subh bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, Oman, before 1816 (d/o Nur us-Sabah), educ. privately. Welcomed the French RC missionaries to Zanzibar in 1860 and served as their benefactress thereafter. A stunning beauty, who eschewed all offers of marriage to raise her orphan brother. She d.unm. at Zanzibar, before 28^th January 1876 (bur. Makusurani).
• 7) Sayyida Azza bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id (same as Aisha?), educ. privately. b. at Muscat, Oman, 1823.
• 8) Sayyida Khadija bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, ca. 1832 (d/o Sara), educ. privately. She d. unm. on the pilgrimage to Mecca, at Medina, Arabia, 1887 (bur. there).
• 9) Sayyida Miya [Meje] bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id (d/o Fatala), educ. privately. She supported her brother Barghash against Majid. She d. unm. at Kibhunda, Malindi, before 26^th March 1906. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 10) Sayyida Zayana bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 1832 (d/o an Ethiopian suri) (full sister of Zamzam), educ. privately. m. at the age of twelve years, 1844, her cousin, … She d.v.p. at Zanzibar, before 1856.
• 11) Sayyida Zabina bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id.
• 12) Sayyida Shawana bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 1834 (d/o an Ethiopian suri, sister of ‘Ali), educ. privately.
• 13) Sayyida Zamzan bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, before 16^th July 1836 (d/o an Ethiopian suri) (full sister of Zayana), educ. privately. m. at Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 14^th March 1865 (on the same day as her sister Mutla), Sayyid Hamud bin Ahmad Al-Busaidi, brother of Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Busaidi and son of a cousin of her father, H.E. Sayyid Ahmad bin Saif bin Muhammad Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Zanzibar. She d.s.p. at Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 13^th June 1900 (bur. Makusurani) – see above.
• 14) Sayyida Mahfuza bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id [Mutla]. b. at Zanzibar, 1840 (d/o an Ethiopian suri, sister of ‘Abdu’l-Rab), educ. privately. m. at Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 14^th March 1865 (on the same day as her sister Zamzan) (div.), Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Busaidi, brother of Sayyid Hamud bin Ahmad Al-Busaidi and son of a cousin of her father, H.E. Sayyid Ahmad bin Saif bin Muhammad Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Zanzibar. She d. at Zanzibar, before 5^th July 1894 (bur. Makusurani), having had issue, two sons – see above.
• 15) Sayyida Nunuu bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. b. at Mtoni, Zanzibar (d/o Taj). Born blind, educ. privately. She d. unm.
• 16) Sayyida Salama [Salmé] bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id [Frau. Emily Ruete]. b. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, 30^th August 1844 (d/o Jilfidan), educ. privately. She fled to Aden onboard a British warship, received there into the Anglican comunion and baptised with the Christian name of Emily 1^st April 1867. Settled in Hamburg with her husband in 1867, and lived at Jaffa and Beirut 1889-1914. She wrote several books about her life, including Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (1888). m. at Christ Church, Aden, 30^th May 1867, Rudolph Heinrich Reute (b. at Hamburg, Germany, 10^th March 1839; k. there in a tram accident, 6^th August 1870, bur. Ohlsdorf Cemetery), Agent for Hansing & Co at Aden 1855, and head of the firm Koll & Reute, and Reute & Co in Zanzibar, eldest son of Dr. Phil. Hermann Adolph Reute, by his first wife, Francisca Rosalie, neé Fölsch. She d. from double pneumonia, at No. 4, Gartenstrasse, Jena, Germany, 29^th February 1924 (bur. Ohlsdorf Cemetery), having had issue, two sons and two daughters: 
  • a) Heinrich Ruete. b. at Aden, 7^th December 1866. He d. there between 1^st April and 30^th May 1867. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • b) Sayyid Rudolph Said-Ruete. b. at Hamburg, Germany, 13^th April 1869, educ. Wilhelmus Gymnasium, Prussian Cadet Sch, Bensberg, near Cologne, Mil Cadet Sch, Gross-Lichterfelde, Berlin, and Fu'ad I Univ, Cairo, Egypt. Cmsnd as Ensign Royal Prussian Army 1887, prom 2^nd-Lieut Thuringuia Field Artillery Regt 1888, transf 15^th Field Artillery Regt, prom Lieut 1898, resigned 1898, Insp-Gen of Commercial Railways in the Middle East 1899-1900, employed with Egyptian National Bank 1904, Dir Deutschen Orientbank at Cairo 1906-1910, resided in London 1910-1914 & 1919-1938, Switzerland 1914-1919, renounced his German nationality and was naturalised a British subject 26^th November 1934. Aournalist and author of "Political Correspondence and Peaceable War Essays 1914-1918" (1919), "Said bin Sultan" (1929). Granted the personal title of Sayyid by Sultan Khalifa II of Zanzibar 1932. Rcvd: the Orders of Al-Saidi of Oman 1^st class (10.10.1928), Brilliant star of Zanzibar 2^nd class (2.7.1929), Lion and Sun of Persia 3^rd class (1913), the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 3^rd class (1903), and Nobility (Nishan-i-Mejidieh) 4^th class (1895) of Turkey, and the Red Eagle of Prussia 4^th class (1912). m. at Berlin, Germany, 16^th September 1901, Maria Theresa (b. at Cologne, Germany, 3^rd April 1872), daughter of Mathissen Mathias, merchant, of Cologne, by his wife, Mathilde, daughter of Meyer Baer Mond, of Ziegenhain, Cassel, paternal grandfather of The Rt Hon Alfred Moritz (Mond), 1^st Baron Melchett, PL, DL, FRS, the first Chair of ICI, sometime First Cmsnr of Works and Minister for Health. He d. at Luzern, Switzerland, 1^st May 1946, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • i) Werner Heinrich Mathiessen Said-Ruete. b. at Berlin, 22^nd May 1902, educ. Lyceum Alpinum, Zug, Switzerland. Emigrated to the USA in the 1950s. m. Roslyn C. Warner, of Palm Beach, Florida, USA, widow of Ellsworth C. Warner, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He had issue, a son:
      • (1) Commander Edward Said Ruete. Cdr US Coast Guard (retd), Coast Guard Research and Development Center Groton, CT 1996, Professor of Computer Information Systems Cape Cod Community Coll 2004. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • i) Salme Mathilde Benvenuta Olga Said-Ruete. b. at Kensington, London, 8^th May 1910. m. 1935, … Humphreys, a British subject. 
  • a) Antonie Thawka Ruete [Antonie, Frau Brandeis]. b. at Hamburg, Germany 24^th March 1868. m. at Berlin, Germany, 1898 (sep. 1923), Eugen Brandeis (b. at Freiburg i. Breisgau, 23^rd September 1846; d. at Berlin, 1919), educ. Technical Univ of Karlsruhe, and Albert Ludwigs Univ, Freiburg, Advantageur 5^th Baden Infantry Regt 1866, prom 2^nd-Lieut Baden Field Artillery 1868, served Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, transf Silesian Foot Artillery Regt 1873, prom First Lieut 1875, à la suite 1876, retd. 1877, trader in Haiti 1877-1881, Adstr. German Consulate there 1879-1881, railway engineer in Cuba 1880-1884, and the Panama Canal 1884-1885, Adviser to King Tupua Tamasese Titimaea of Samoa 1886-1889, Sec. Jaluit 1890-1892 (actng. Sec. 1889-1890), Imperial Cmsnr. 1892-1893, Judge at Herbertshöhe 1893-1894, served in the Colonial Office in Berlin 1895-1898, Administrator of the Marshall Islands 1900-1906 (actg 1898-1900), retd 1906, rcvd: Knt 1^st class with oak cluster of the Order of the Zahringen Lion of Baden (1908, Knt 2^nd class 1870, Cross of Merit 1870), and the Order of the Iron Cross 2^nd class (1871) of Prussia. She had issue, two daughters.
    • i) Gretchen Brandeis. b. at Apia, Samoa.
    • i) Another daughter. m. Dr von Brandt, of Erlangen Univ.
  • b) Rosalie Ghuza Ruete [Frau Rosalie Troemer]. b. at Hamburg, Germany 16^th April 1870. m. at Berlin, January 1902, Major-General Martin Troemer, Royal Prussian Army, cdr of a brigade on the Eastern Front 1914. She had issue, two daughters.
• 17) Sayyida Sweydu bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. m. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad Al-Busaidi (b. 1850), of Kwambani, son of Sayyid Muhammad bin Salim Al-Busaidi, sometime Regent or Muscat and Oman. She d. at Mizinjany, Malindi, having had issue, an only daughter, who died young – see above.
• 18) Sayyida Ghaluje bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. m. as his first wife, Sayyid Hamad bin Muhammad Al-Busaidi (d. at Zanzibar, 24^th November 1899, bur. Makusurani), younger son of Sayyid Muhammad bin Salim Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Muscat and Sohar. She d. at Mizinjany, Malindi, before 1888, having had issue, one son – see above.
• 19) Sayyida ... bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id. She d. at Zanzibar, March 1907.
• 20) Sayyida Koddin bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately.
• 21) Sayyida Myra bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. She d. at Zanzibar, before 1888.
• 22) Sayyida Farshuu bint Sa’id Al-Sa’id, educ. privately.