ZANZIBAR

The Al Bu-Said Dynasty

• 1) H.H. Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar. m. there, H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI (b. at Sumail, Oman, 1853; d. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, 18^th July 1902, bur. Makusurani Cemetery), eldest surviving son of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id, sometime Governor of Sumail. She
  d. at Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 2^nd July 1940 (bur. Makusurani Cemetery), having had issue, six sons and four daughters – see below.

1870 - 1888 H.H. Sultan Sayyid Barghash bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCMG (4.7.1883). b. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, 1837, tenth surviving son of H.H. Sayyid Sa’id bin Sultan bin Imam Ahmad, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar, by Fatala, an Ethiopian suri, educ. privately. He attempted to seize power at Zanzibar following the death of his father in October 1856, but was easily thwarted by his brother Sayyid Majid. Rebelled again under French encouragement in 1865, but was again heavily defeated with the help of British gunboats and forced into surrender at the Marseille plantation. Exiled to Bombay, India, 1865-1867. Proclaimed as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies on the death of his elder half-brother, 7^th October 1870. Installed at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 10^th October 1870. He finally agreed to close the slave markets, outlaw the transport of slaves over water, prohibit the ownership of slaves by Indians, and to grant his protection to those freed in two treaties with the British on 5^th June 1873 and 14^th July 1875. He subsequently issued decrees prohibiting slave caravans from the interior to, and along, the African coast in 1878. Refused a British protectorate in 1877, and was thwarted in an attempt to seek a German protectorate in 1880. A German floilla steamed attempted to force the sultan to cede most of his mainland territories to Germany in August 1885, but were thwarted by British intervention and a forced "compromise". The Anglo-German Agreement of 7^th December 1886 delineated German and British spheres of control and influence on the East African mainland, both powers then forcing Barghash to accept the inclusion of his own dominions within them. Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari). Rcvd: GC of the Orders of the Tower & Sword for Valour, Loyalty & Merit of Portugal (x.6.1875), Legion of Honour of France (1875), and the Red Eagle 1st class in brilliants of Prussia (1875).m. as his only wife, H.H. Sayyida Moza bint Hamad bin Salim Al-Sa’id (b. at Muscat, Oman; d. at Zanzibar, 22^nd July 1918, bur. Makusurani Cemetery), daughter of H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Salim Al-Sa’id, sometime Governor of Musnah. He d. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 26^th March 1888 (bur. beside Sultans Khalid and Majid, Makusurani Mausoleum), having had issue, two sons and three daughters:

• 1) Sayyid Saif bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. He d.v.p. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 30^th Sepember 1882.
• 2) Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. b. at the Chuini Palace, Zanzibar, 15^th December 1874 (s/o Moza), educ. privately. He attempted to seize the palace on the death of his uncle in 1893, but was persuaded to return to his own house peacefully. However, on the death of his brother-in-law on 25^th August 1896, he took control of the palace and attempted to seize the throne and proclaimed himself Sultan. Fled to Dar es-Salam, in German East Africa, after the bombardment of the palace by the Royal Navy on 27^th August 1896. Captured and exiled to St Helena in 1917, then transferred to the Seychelles 1921. Released in 1925 and allowed to settle in Kenya. Rcvd: the Order of Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 1^st class. m. (a) a zauja. m. (b) another zauja. m. (c) Yaka (b. 1898), a zauja. m. (d) Panya (b. 1898), a zauja. He d. at Makadara, Mombasa, Kenya, 19^th March 1927 (bur. there at the Shaikh Jundani Masjid Cemetery), having had issue, seven (or eight?) sons and one daughter:
  • a) Sayyid Barghash bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 1896, educ. privately. Captured and exiled to St Helena in 1917, then transferred to the Seychelles 1921. Released in 1925 and allowed to settle in Kenya. m. Bibi Fatuma (b. 1900). He d. before 1954.
  • b) Sayyid Sa’id bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1898, educ. privately. Captured and exiled to St Helena in 1917, then transferred to the Seychelles 1921. Released in 1925 and allowed to settle in Kenya. m. (first) Bibi Sahira (b. 1899). m. (second) Sayyida Nazha bint Salim Al-Sa’id (b. 15^th December 1916), eldest daughter of his son-in-law, The Hon Sayyid Salim bin Kindeh Al-Sa’id, sometime MLC Zanzibar, by his first wife. He d. before 1954, having had issue, two daughters by his first wife:
    • i) Sayyida Maya bint Sa’id Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Jamestown, St Helena, 4^th August 1918 (d/o Sahira). m. as his second wife, The Hon Sayyid Salim bin Kindeh Al-Sa’id, sometime MLC Zanzibar, her father’s father-in-law, elder son of Sayyid Kindeh bin Hamad bin Salim Al-Sa’id – see Oman. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • ii) Sayyida Raya bint Sa’id Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Jamestown, St Helena, 29^th September 1920 (d/o Sahira). m. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 1953, as his second wife, Sayyid Majid bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id (b. at Unguja, Zanzibar 1920), fifth son of Sayyid Sa’id bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id – see below.
  • c) Sayyid Majid bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id [Seyyid Majid Khalid Barghash]. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 20^th April 1908, educ. privately. Mbr Inter-territorial Language (Swahili) Cttee to the East African Dependencies 1930. Settled in Portsmouth, Hants. m. before 1964, H.H. Sayyida Sindia bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id (b. at Zanzibar, 1927), educ. privately, rcvd: Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937), widow of H.H. Sayyid Badran bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id, and second daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and and its dependencies, KBE, CMG, by his wife, H.H. Sayyida Tohfa bint ‘Ali, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies.
  • d) Sayyid Hamud bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1910, educ. privately (same as Ali?).
  • e) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id [Seyyid Ali Khalid Barghash], BEM (c 12.6.1958). b. at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1912, educ. privately. Snr Public Relations Assist in Tanganyika Govt Service. He d. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1961. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • f) Sayyid Nasir bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1914, educ. privately. He d. probably before 1922.
  • g) Sayyid Ghalib bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id [Ghalib Khalid Barghash]. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 15^th September 1916, educ. Preparatory Coll and American Univ of Beirut, Lebanon (BA, LLB), and the Middle Temple, London. Barr-at-law 17/11/1942, Aministrator-General’s Agent at Pemba 1949-1950. m. (first) ... m. (second) at Holborn, Middlesex, (Oct-Dec) 1941 (div.), Mary Barghash (m. second, at St Pancras, Mdsx, (Oct-Dec) 1961, Joseph Badger), née Hillier. m. (third) Lulu Al-Bakri. He d. as a result of an accident, at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 2^nd January 1951 (bur. there), having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
  • i) H.E. Sayyid Siham bin Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id.
  • ii) H.E. Sayyid Barghash bin Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 13^th December 1947 (s/o Al-Bakri), educ. St Joseph’s Cathedral Sch (SJCS), Zanzibar, Vienna, Austria. Hydrogeologist, joined Oman Public Authority for Water Resoruces, Dir-Gen of Water Resources 1991. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
  • (1) H.E. Sayyid Ghalib bin Barghash bin Ghalib Al-Sa’id. b. 1975.
  • (2) H.E. Sayyid Azzan bin Barghash bin Ghalib Al-Sa’id. b. 1978, educ. the Sultan’s Sch, Muscat. CEO Al Rahba Integrated Projesta LLC. m. Farah Fuad Al Hinai. He has issue, two daughters:
  • (a) H.E. Sayyida Iman bint Azzan Al-Sa’id. b. 2008. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • (b) H.E. Sayyida Aaliyah bint Azzan Al-Sa’id. b. 2011.
  • (3) H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash bin Ghalib Al-Sa’id. b. 1982. Dir Al-Rahba Integrated Projesta LLC. He has issue, a son:
  • (a) H.E. Sayyid Sultan bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. 2012.
  • (1) H.E. Sayyida Lulu bint Barghash bin Ghalib Al-Sa’id. b. 2002. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• i) H.E. Sayyida Kathleen Barghash. b. at St Pancras, London, (Jan-Mar) 1948 (d/o Mary).
• ii) H.E. Sayyida Sharifa bint Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1949.
• iii) H.E. Sayyida Dr Walyam bint Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 16^th January 1950 (d/o Al-Bakri), educ. St Joseph’s Cathedral Sch (SJCS), Zanzibar, and Oxford Univ (PhD 1994). Joined the staff of Sultan Qaboos Univ, Muscat, Oman, Registrar 1994, Dir for Foreign Affairs 2004, Dir of Co-ordination and Follow-up since 2007. Author of “Development and Evaluation of a Staff Appraisal System for Sultan Qaboos University” (1994). m. before 1970, as his first wife, H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Qais bin Khalid Al-Sa’id (b. at Zanzibar, 1936; d. August 2005), sometime Omani Ambassador to Korea, son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Sayyid Qais bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id, by his wife, Sayyida Nunuu bint Sa’id Al-Busaidiyah, daughter of Sayyid Sa’id bin Kindeh Al-Busaidi. She had issue - see below.
• h) H.E. Sayyid Qais bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id. b. at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1917, educ. there. Settled in Zanzibar after the death of his father. m. Sayyida Nunu bint Sa’id Al-Sa’idiyah, daughter of Sayyid Sa’id bin Kindeh Al-Sa’id. He had issue, three sons:
• i) H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Qais bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 1936. Second Sec Permanent Mission to UN 1970, Second Sec New Delhi 1972, Counsellor Permanent Mission to UN 1978, Consul-Gen Karachi 1985, Ambassador to Korea 1988-1991. m. (first) before 1970, H.E. Sayyida Dr Walyam bint Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Sa’id (b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 16^th January 1950), educ. St Joseph’s Cathedral Sch (SJCS), Zanzibar, and Oxford Univ (PhD 1994), joined the staff of Sultan Qaboos Univ, Muscat, Oman, Registrar 1994, Dir for Foreign Affairs 2004, Dir of Co-ordination and Follow-up since 2007, author of “Development and Evaluation of a Staff Appraisal System for Sultan Qaboos University” (1994), daughter of his paternal uncle, Sayyid Ghalib bin Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id [Ghalib Khalid Barghash], Barr-at-law and sometime Aministrator-General’s Agent at Pemba, by his wife, Lulu Al-Bakri. m. (second) Arafa. He d. August 2005, having had issue, two sons and five daughters:
• (1) H.E. Sayyid Ghalib bin Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id.
• (2) H.E. Sayyid Qais bin Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id. b. at New York, USA, 20^th August 1979, educ. Millfield Sch, Street, Somerset, and Farleigh Dickensin Univ (FDU), Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. Dir Alec Oman LLC, Boraq Al-Sadd LLC, etc. Vice-Presdt Oman Cricket Assoc. Vice-Capt Omani Nationals Cricket Team. Mbr Friends Cricket Club (Oman).
• (1) H.E. Sayyida Khoula bint Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• (2) H.E. Sayyida Sharifa bint Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id, educ. Teachers Coll, Columbia Univ (Ed.D. 2010), New York, USA. The first blind Omani to achieve a doctorate. Adviser to the General Directorate for Educational Programmes n the Ministry of Education. Chair Para Equestrian Therapeutic Riding Activities (PETRA) since 2011. Consultant to the Omar bin Al-Khatab Inst for the Blind (Oman), and Mabella Centre for the Blind (Spain).
• (3) H.E. Sayyida Fatma bint Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id.
• (4) H.E. Sayyida Nadine bint Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id.
• (5) H.E. Sayyida Natasha bint Khalid bin Qais Al-Sa’id.
• ii) H.E. Sayyid Salim bin Qais bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. He had issue:
• (1) H.E. Sayyida Kulthum bint Salim bin Qais Al-Sa’id. Mngr Academic Recruitment Section of Sultan Qaboos Univ.
• iii) H.E. Sayyid Azzan bin Qais bin Khalid Al-Sa’id. b. 1938.
• a) Sayyida Khawla bint Khalid Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 1905.
• 1) Sayyida Nunu bint Barghash Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar. m. there, as his second wife, H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI (b. at Muscat, Oman, 1857; d.s.p. at the Bait al-Sahel, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 25^th August 1896, bur. there at the Makusurani Cemetery), 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’idiyah, daughter of H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies - see below.
• 2) Sayyida Alia bint Barghash Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar (d/o Sayyida Moza). m. at Unguja, Zanzibar, before 1890, as his first wife, Sayyid 'Ali bin Salim Al-Sa’id (d . at Muscat, 1^st September 1928), eldest son of H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies. She had issue - see Oman.
• 3) Sayyida Sharifa bint Barghash Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar (d/o Moza). m. at Zanzibar 1892, H.E. Sayyid Fahad bin Turki Al-Sa’id (d. by suicide, at Muscat, June 1894), sometime Governor of Barkah, third son of H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCSI, by an Ethiopian suri. She had issue, one son – see Oman.