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ZANZIBAR
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The Al Bu-Said Dynasty
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GENEALOGY
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1896 - 1902 H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI (20.4.1898). b. at Sumail, Oman, 1853, eldest surviving son of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Sa’id Al-Sa’id, sometime Governor of Sumail, Minister of the Interior and Head of the Civil Administration of Muscat and Oman, by his wife, Sayyida Ziana bint Muhammad Al-Sa’idiyah [Zuzzu], youngest daughter of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Salim bin Sultan Al-Sa’id, sometime Regent and Governor of Muscat and Sohar, educ. privately. Proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies by the British authorities, after they had defeated Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash, 27th August 1896. Installed at the Customs House, Stone Town, Unguja, 31st August 1896. At his accession he owned no slaves, and immediately took steps to abolish the remaining laws and regulations recognising the legal status of slavery, which he accomplished within eight months on 6th April 1897 (though still retaining certain ‘mild’ forms of domestic and household slavery). Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari). Founder of the family Order of the Praisworthy (Wisam al-Hamudieh) in four classes, 1897.m. (first) (div. before 1896), a sister of Sayyid Serhan bin Nasr Al-Sa’id, MBE, sometime Wali of M’Wera, a cousin. m. (second) at Unguja, Zanzibar, H.H. Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid Al-Sa’idiyah (d. at Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 2nd July 1940, bur. Makusurani Cemetery), only daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Majid bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies. He d. after celebrating the marriage of his son, at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, 18th July 1902 (bur. Makusurani Cemetery), having had issue, six sons and four daughters by his second wife:
- 1) H.H. Prince Sayyid ‘Ali bin Hamud Al-Sa’id, who succeeded as H.H Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies - see below.
- 2) Sayyid Majid bin Hamud Al-Sa’id. He d.s.p. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 1899.
- 3) Sayyid Saud bin Hamud Al-Sa’id. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 4) Sayyid Taimur bin Hamud Al-Sa’id.
- 5) Sayyid ... bin Hamud Al-Sa’id.
- 6) Sayyid Muhammad bin Hamud Al-Sa’id.
- 1) Sayyida Ma’atuka bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah [H.H. Sultana Sayyida Ma’atuka bint Hamud Al-Sa’id, of Zanzibar]. b. at Zanzibar, 1882, educ. privately. Rcvd: Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee (9.1.1937), King George V Silver Jubilee (3.6.1935), and King George VI Coron (11.5.1937) medals. m. at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, 1900, as his first wife, H.H. Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCB, GCMG, GBE (b. at Muscat, Oman, 26th August 1879; d. at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, 9th October 1960, bur. Makusurani Cemetery), son of Sayyid Harub bin Thuwaini Al-Sa’id, of Muscat, by his wife, Sayyida Turkiya bint Turki Al-Sa’idiyah, daughter of H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies. She d. at Zanzibar, 2nd July 1940, having had issue, three sons – see below.
- 2) Sayyida Boran bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1895 (twin with her sister Mishan), educ. privately.
- 3) Sayyida Mishan bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1895 (twin with her sister Boran), educ. privately. m. at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, H.H. Sayyid Sa’id bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id (b. at Zanzibar, 1893), only son of H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali I bin Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI. She had issue – see above.
- 4) Sayyida Hakima bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1898, educ. privately.
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1902 - 1911 H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies. b. at Zanzibar, 7th June 1884, eldest son of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI, by an African suri, educ. Harrow Sch, Mdsx. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Prince and style of His Highness, 31st August 1896. Proclaimed on the death of his father as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, at the Baraza, Stone Town, 20th July 1902. Reigned under the Regency of A.S. Rogers until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, 7th June 1905. Promulgated a decree abolishing all remaining vestiges of slavery, including domestic slavery, effective 6th July 1909. Sovereign of the Orders of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari) and the Praisworthy (Wisam al-Hamudieh). Founder and Sovereign of the Order of the Exalted (Wisam al-Aliyeh) in four classes and a silver medal on 7th June 1905. He abdicated in favour of his cousin and brother-in-law, due to failing health, 9th December 1911. Thereafter resided in Switzerland and in France. Attended the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at Westminster Abbey in London 7th June 1903. Rcvd: King Edward VII (1902) and George V (1911) Coron Medals, the Imperial Order of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) special class in brilliants of Turkey (1905), GC of the Orders of the Red Eagle 1st class of Prussia (1905), Our Lady of the Conception of Vila Viçosa of Portugal, and the Crown of Italy. m. (first) at Chukwani Palace, Zanzibar, 18th July 1902 (div. and remarried 1904), H.H. Sultana Sayyida ... bint Faisal Al-Sa’idiyah (b. at Muscat, 1888; m. second, at Stone Town, Zanzibar, 1904 (div. 1904) the brother-in-law of her husband, before remarrying Ali II), a daughter of H.H. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of the Saidi State of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCIE. m. (second) Bibi Sakina bint ‘Abdu’l Rahman Gamali (m. second, at Cairo, Egypt, ‘Abdu’l Mabud al-Tohami, and d. at Zanzibar, 1991, leaving a son and daughter by her second husband only), second daughter of ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin Tuki Gamali, from Syria, by his second wife, Siti Um al-Khair bint Kadir, a lady originally from the Yemen. m. (a) Bibi Ruzuna binti Tamim [Rusoona] (m. at Zanzibar, 1913, ‘Ali bin Muhammad Ba-Kashmar Al-Abbassy, and d. 1955, having by him a further daughter), a former concubine, by whom he had three children. He d. at Paris, France, 20th December 1918 (bur. there at Père Lachaise Muslim Cemetery), having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- 1) Sayyid Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id [Amir Soud]. b. at Zanzibar, 18th August 1907, educ. Cairo, Egypt. Despite receiving a pension from his brother-in-law, the Sultan, he took on the role of pretender, assumed the title of Amir (Prince) and put forward a claim to be recognised as his successor. A bout of sustained alcoholism and attempted suicide in September 1961 resulted in a period in prison, followed by committal to a mental institution (still recorded as an inmate there in 1962). m. a lady from Tumbatu. He had issue, four sons:
- a) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. He had issue, six sons and three daughters:
- i) Sayyid Ahmad bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- ii) Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Khaliq bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- iii) Sayyid Saud bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- iv) Sayyid Salim bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- v) Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id, educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria, Egypt, Chichester Coll, North Heath, West Sussex, Imperial Coll, London (B. Eng. 1992), and Univ of Lincoln (MBA 2001). Oil & Gas Facilities Engineer Petroleum Development Oman 1995-2004, MD of VEC Oman 2004-2014, and VEC Oil & GAS Consultants since 2010, Presdt & CEO IBD Group in Oman since 2004. Mbr Oman Research Council Grants Cttee for Industrial Research. m. (first) Naima Al Barwani, educ. Sadaat Acad for Management Science (BSc 1995), and Heriot-Watt Univ (MSc 2003), Edinburgh, Scotland, Mngr Grand Angle France SARL 1999, Managing Partner Le Trema France Property SARL since 1999, Deputy Mngr (Accounts) with State General Reserve Fund of the Ministry of Finance 2004-2005, and Real Estate & Private Equity Research Depts 2005-2010, Head of Performance 2010-2013, Mngr Financial analysis & Reporting since 2013. m. (second) Azadeh Delpasand, from Hamburg, Germany, Dental Hygienist at the Harub Dental Clinic in Muscat. He had issue, two sons by his first wife, and one daughter by his second wife:
- (1) Sayyid Junaid bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. 1999 (s/o Naima).
- (2) Sayyid Faris bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. 2001 (s/o Naima).
- (1) Sayyida Aaliyah bint Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. 2013 (s/o Azadeh).Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- vi) Sayyid Barakat bin ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- i) Sayyida Salma bint ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- ii) Sayyida Talha bint ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id.
- iii) Sayyida Zeyana bint ‘Ali bin Saud Al-Sa’id. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Sayyid Hamud bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id [Hamoud Soud Ali Al Said]. b. 18th October 1947. Settled in Milton Keynes, Bucks. Employed with the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) 1975-1979, Dir UK Gulf Services Ltd since 2003. He had issue:
- i) Sayyid Badr bin Hamud bin Saud Al-Sa’id [Badr Humoud Soud Al-Said]. b. at Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1976. m. 18th December 2006, Tamsan Natatia (b. at Santa Barbara, California, USA), nee Fleming. He has issue, one son.
- c) Sayyid Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. m. (first) Shaikha Narjis bint Hamid Al Harthi. m. (second) ... m. (third) Taiba Al Wihabi. He had issue, twin sons and a daughter by his first wife, two sons by his second wife, and one son by his third wife:
- i) Sayyid Saud bin Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. in Oman, May 1985 (twin s/o Narjis), educ. Asim Bin Omar High Sch, Muscat, Oman. Employed with VEC Oman.
- ii) Sayyid Farid bin Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. in Oman, May 1985 (twin s/o Narjis), educ. Asim Bin Omar High Sch, Muscat, Oman, and Univ of Kent, Canterbury, Kent. Employed with the Airport Project.
- iii) Sayyid ‘Ala bin Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. in the Philippines, 1996 (s/o the second wife).
- iv) Sayyid Fahad bin Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. in Africa (s/o the second wife).
- v) Sayyid Leith bin Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. in Oman, 2000 (s/o Taiba). Mbr Oman National Under-19s Football Team.
- i) Sayyida ‘Aulfit bint Nasser bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id (d/o Narjis). She d. 1986.
- d) Sayyid Sabri bin Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id.
- 2) Sayyid Farid bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 13th September 1908, educ. Cairo, Egypt. m. Bibi Raya bint Muhammad Al-Barwani, eldest daughter of Muhammad Al-Barwani, by his first wife, Bibi Fatma bint ‘Abdu’l Rahman Gamali, eldest daughter of ‘Abdu’l Rahman bin Tuki Gamali, from Syria, by his second wife, Siti Um al-Khair bint Kadir, a lady originally from the Yemen. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Sayyid ‘Ali bin Farid Al-Sa’id [Ali Farid]. b. 14th November 1934. m. at Oxford, 1959, Julia Proud (b. at Luton, Bedfordshire, 1937), daughter of Arnold Proud, by his wife, Gertrude A. Dodsworth. He d. at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 1978, having had issue, two sons:
- i) Sayyid Rashad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id [Richard Farid]. b. at Oxford, 1960, educ. Queen Mary Coll, London (BSc 1982). Exec Engineer at British Telecommunications plc
1982-1987, Managing Consultant at IBM Global Services 1987-2006, Independent Information Technology and Services Consultant since 2006. m. in North Bucks, Jul-Sep 1982, Jane I. Andruszewicz (b. 1960), daughter of Witold Boleslaw Andruszewicz, of Milton Keynes, Bucks, by his wife, Ethel May, nee Alderman. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
- (1) James Richard Ali Farid. b. at Milton Keynes, Bucks, March 1986, educ. Royal Latin Sch, Buckingham, Bucks, and Oxford Brookes Univ. Research Assist Dawson Group plc.
- (1) Olivia Katherine Farid. b. at Milton Keynes, Bucks, July 1988.
- ii) Simon K. Farid. b. at Stourbridge, Worcestershire, 1961. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Sayyida Aliya bint Farid Al-Sa’idiyah. b. 13th September 1933. m. at Stone Town, Zanzibar, 1947, Sayyid Ahmad bin Thabit Al-Busaidi (b. at Zanzibar, 1919), son of Sayyid Thabit bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Busaidi. She had issue, two sons and eight daughters – see Oman.
- 1) A d/o Ruzuna who d. of consumption, before 1904.
- 2) Sayyida Zeana bint ‘Ali Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1906 (d/o Ruzuna). m. there, 190x, Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id (b. 1894; d. 1923), son of Sayyid ‘Ali bin Salim Al-Sa’id. She had issue – see Oman.
- 3) Sayyida Tohfa bint ‘Ali Al-Sa’idiyah [H.H. the Dowager Sultana of Zanzibar]. b. at Zanzibar. Rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 1st class (17.10.1960), Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937), etc. m. at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, 1924, H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Khalifa Al-Sa’id, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, KBE, CMG (b. at Zanzibar, 12th February 1910; d. there, at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, 1st July 1963, bur. Makusurani Cemetery), second son of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCB, GCMG, GBE, by his first wife, H.H. Sayyida Ma’atuka bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah, Sultana of Zanzibar, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI. She had issue, three sons and three daughters – see below.
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