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The Al-Busaid Dynasty

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1871 - 1888 H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCSI (1.1.1886). b. at Muscat, before 1st June 1832, fifth surviving son of 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, by an Ethiopian suri, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1854-1868 and of Gwadur 1868-1871. Assumed the leadership of the revolt against Sayyid ‘Azzan bin Qais Al-Said, secured the backing of the Hinawai, the interior tribal leader and the British in 1870, then successfully took battle against his foe, defeating and killing him at Muttrah. Proclaimed on the death of the usurper, 30th January 1871. Briefly expelled from the capital by his half-brother, Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Aziz Al-Said, but returned and resumed control very shortly afterwards. He concluded a treaty with the British on 14th April 1873, in which he engaged to close all public slave markets, protect liberated slaves and declaring that thereafter all persons entering his dominions should be free. m. a daughter of H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Salim Al-Busaidi, sometime Governor of Masnah. He d. at Muscat, 5th June 1888 (bur. there), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  • 1) Sayyid Muhammad bin Turki Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, 1860 (s/o a suri), educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1878-1884. Passed over for the succession due to physical incapacity. He had issue, eleven sons and fifteen daughters, including:
    • a) Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 8th August 1884 and d. 24th August 1884.
    • b) Sayyid ... bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d. 7th July 1908.
    • c) Sayyid ... bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He d. 3rd January 1907.
    • d) Sayyid Abbas bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1897, educ. privately. m. at Muscat, 21st September 1940, Sayyida Rahma (or Ruma) bint Faisal Al-Sa’id (b. at Muscat), daughter of H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCIE. He had issue:
      • i) H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Abbas Al-Sa’id. He had issue, three sons:
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        • (2) H.H. Sayyid Nabil bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id.
        • (3) H.H. Sayyid Aadil bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id.
    • e) H.E. Sayyid Mahmud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1898, educ. privately. Governor of Muttrah 1935-1937 and of Burka 1940-1943. He d. at Muscat, 28th July 1947, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
      • i) H.H. Sayyid Kamil bin Mahmud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • ii) H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Mahmud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. Judge of the High Court of Oman, State Adviser for Punitive Affairs. Rcvd: the Civil Order of Oman 2nd class (23.11.2010). He has issue:
        • (1) H.H. Sayyid Marwan bin Turki bin Mahmud Al-Sa’id. Dir of Economic Affairs.
      • iii) H.H. Sayyid Shakir bin Mahmud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • iv) H.H. Sayyid Fahad bin Mahmud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, GBE (c 16.3.1982). b. 1944, educ. Sa’idiyyah Sch, Muscat, Govt Secondary Sch, Bahrain, Cairo Univ, Egypt, and the Acad of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands. Dir of Foreign Affairs 1971, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1971-1972, Minister for Information & Culture 1972-1980, Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs 1980, and for the Council of Ministers. Chair The Higher Cttee for Conferences. Rcvd: the Order of Al-Russoukh 1st class (23.11.2010), the Orders of King ‘Abdu’l Aziz 1st class of Saudi Arabia (24.12.2006), and Nila Utama 1st class of Singapore (12.3.2009), the Grand Decoration of Honour for Merit of Austria (31.3.2001), etc. m. H.H. Sayyida Berthe Fahad Al-Sa’id, a former French national. He had issue:
        • (1) H.H. Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad bin Mahmud Al-Sa’id. Assist Under Sec-Gen of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs.
      • i) H.H. Sayyida Hafiza bint Mahmud Al-Sa’id. b. 1948. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • f) H.H. Sayyid Muhammad bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1899, educ. privately. Kidnapped and ransomed by Bedouin tribesmen in 1925.
    • g) Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1899 (full brother of Sayyid Khalid), educ. privately.
    • h) Sayyid Hilal bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1902, educ. privately.
    • i) Sayyid Zahal bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1904, educ. privately.
    • j) Sayyid Saud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He had issue:
      • i) H.H. Sayyid Ahmad bin Saud Al-Sa’id. He had issue:
        • (1) H.H. Sayyid Khalid bin Ahmad Al-Sa’id.
      • ii) H.H. Sayyid Muhammad bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
      • i) Sayyida Walyam bin Saud Al-Sa’id. m. at Muscat, H.H. Sayyid Muhammad bin Abbas Al-Sa’id, second son of H.H. Sayyid Abbas bin Faisal Al-Sa’id, sometime Presdt Muscat Municipality and Ambassador to India. She had issue, three sons and three daughters – see below.
    • k) Sayyid Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id (full-brother of Sayyid Muhammad), educ. privately. Kidnapped and ransomed by Bedoin tribesmen in 1925. He had issue:
      • i) H.H. Sayyid Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. Rcvd: the Civil Order of Oman 2nd class (23.11.2010). He had issue:
        • (1) H.H. Sayyid Khattab bin Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. Mbr Royal Omani Amateur Radio Soc.
    • l) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • m) H.H. Sayyid Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id, educ. privately. He had issue, seven sons and several daughters, including:
      • i) H.H. Sayyid Barghash bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1947. Chair Hadid Majan LLC. Rcvd: the Civil Order of Oman 2nd class (23.11.2010).
      • ii) H.H. Sayyid Ta’aloot bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • iii) H.H. Sayyid ‘Ali bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • iv) H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • v) H.H. Sayyid Majid bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • vi) H.H. Sayyid Khalid bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • vii) H.H. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id.
      • i) H.H. Sayyida Aniya bint Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. 1940. m. Muscat, 19xx, H.H. Sayyid Salim bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id (b. at Muscat, 1923; d. at Muscat, 21st March 2007), youngest son of Sayyid ‘Ali bin Salim Al-Sa’id. She had issue, five sons and three daughters – see above.
      • ii) H.H. Sayyida Shuruq bint Sa’id bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. m. Muscat, 19xx, H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’l-Rauf bin Abbas Al-Sa’id, third son of H.H. Sayyid Abbas bin Faisal Al-Sa’id, sometime Presdt Muscat Municipality and Ambassador to India. She had issue, three sons and one daughter – see below.
    • a) H.H. Sayyida Nura bint Muhammad Al-Sa’id. m. Muscat, 1931, H.H. Sayyid Abbas bin Faisal Al-Sa’id (b. posthumously at the Beit al-‘Alam, Muscat, 13th November 1913; d. 1989), sometime Presdt Muscat Municipality and Ambassador to India, youngest son of H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCIE, by his fifth wife, H.H. Sayyida Sabah. He had issue, four sons and one daughter – see below.
    • b) Sayyida Khula bint Muhammad Al-Sa’id. She d. at Muscat, 19th December 1940. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • 2) H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies (s/o an Ethiopian suri) – see below.
  • 3) H.E. Sayyid Fahad bin Turki Al-Sa’id (s/o an Ethiopian suri), educ. privately. Governor of Birka 1890. m. at Zanzibar, December 1892, Sayyida Sharifa bint Barghash, third daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Barghash bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCMG, by his wife, Sayyida Moza bint Hamad Al-Sa’id, daughter of H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Salim Al-Sa’id, sometime Governor of Musnah. He d. by suicide, at Muscat, June 1894, having had issue, one son:
    • a) Sayyid Dhiyab bin Fahad bin Turki Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, 1893, educ. privately. Mbr Council of State 1913. m. at Muscat, 6th September 1915, Sayyida Shatu bint Faisal Al-Sa’id (d. 27th February 1949), daughter of H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of the Sa’idi State of Muscat and Oman, GCIE. He d. at Bobigny Hospital, Paris, France, 30th January 1945, having had issue, two sons (and two further children by Gertrud Mallenberg, a German national):
      • i) H.H. Sayyid Nadir bin Dhiyab Al-Sa’id.
      • ii) H.H. Sayyid Taimur bin Dhiyab Al-Sa’id.
  • 1) Sayyida Turkiya bint Turki Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat, 18xx. m. (first) at Zanzibar, November 1873 (div. 1874) H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI (b. at Muscat, 1857; d.s.p. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 25th August 1896, bur. there at Al-Sa’id Cemetery, Makusurani), seventh and youngest son of H.H. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa‘id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, by his wife, Sayyida Ghaliya bint Salim Al-Sa‘id, daughter of H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Sultan bin Al-Imam Ahmad bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi Al-Yemeni Al-‘Omani Al-Azdi, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman – see Zanzibar. m. (second) 1878, Sayyid Harub bin Thuwaini Al-Sa’id (d. in Oman, before 1893), the elder brother of her first husband, and fourth son of H.H. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa‘id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, by his wife, Sayyida Ghaliya bint Salim Al-Sa‘id, daughter of H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Sultan bin Al-Imam Ahmad bin Sa’id Al-Busaidi Al-Yemeni Al-‘Omani Al-Azdi, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman. She d. at Zanzibar (bur. Al-Sa’id Cemetery, Makusurani), having had issue and only son by her second husband – see above.
  • 2) Sayyida ... bint Turki Al-Sa’id. m. Amir Talal bin ‘Abdu’llah, Amir of Hail (b. before 9th October 1820), son of Amir ‘Abdu’llah ibn ‘Ali ibn Rashid, Amir of Hail, of the Bani Rashid.
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