1911 - 1960 H.H. Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCB (c 5.10.1956), GCMG (22.12.1936, KCMG 1.1.1914), GBE (c 3.6.1935, KBE c 1.1.1919). b. at Muscat, Oman, 26th August 1879,only son of Sayyid Harub bin Thuwaini Al-Said, of Muscat, by his wife, Sayyida Turkiya bint Turki Al-Sa’idiyah, former wife of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI, and eldest daughter of H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Sa’id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCSI, educ. privately. Settled in Zanzibar at the invitation of Sultan Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini in 1893. Proclaimed on the abdication of his cousin and brother-in-law as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, 9th December 1911. Installed at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, 16th December 1911. Presdt Protectorate Council 1911-1926, the Executive Council 1926-1954, and the Sultan’s Privy Council 1954-1960. He established an Executive and a Legislative Councils in 1926 to administer his realm, and a Privy Council in 1954 to advise him on important matters of state. Attended the Coronations of King George V and Queen Mary 1911, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937, and Queen Elizabeth II 1953, and the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of King George V and Queen Mary 1935, at Westminster Abbey, in London. Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari). Rcvd: King George V (22.6.1911), King George VI (11.5.1937) and Queen Elizabeth II (1.6.1953) Coron medals, and King George V Silver Jubilee medal (3.6.1935), the Sa’idi Order of the State of Oman (Wisam ud-Daula Al-Saidiya Omaniya), Cdr of the Order of the Shield & Spears of Buganda, etc. m.(first) at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, 1900, H.H. Sayyida Ma’atuka bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah, Sultana of Zanzibar (b. at Zanzibar, 1882; d.there, at the Sultan’s Palace, 2nd July 1940), granted the title of Sultana of Zanzibar with the style of Her Highness 16th December 1911, 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, eldest daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI, by his wife, Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid Al-Sa’idiyah, daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Majid bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies. m.(second) at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 1940, H.H. Sayyida Nour bint Ahmad al-Busaidiyah [Nunu], Sultana of Zanzibar (b. at Muscat, Oman, 1916), granted the title of Sultana of Zanzibar with the style of Her Highness 1940, Patroness of the Sayyida Ma’atuka Coll, Sultana Nunu Traning Coll, Zanzibar Ladies’ Club, etc, rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 1st class (5.10.1956), and Queen Elizabeth II Coron (1.6.1953) medal, daughter of Sayyid Ahmad bin Hamad bin Ahmad bin Hamad bin Ahmad al-Busaidy. He d.at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 9th October 1960 (bur. Makusurani Cemetery), having had issue, three sons by his first wife:
1) Sayyid Thuwaini bin Khalifa Al-Said. He d. at the Sultan's Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 1906.
3) Sayyid 'Abdu'l-Wahhab bin Khalifa. He d. at the Sultan's Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 1912.
H.H. Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II and H.H. Sultana Sayyida Nunu, also adopted a daughter:
1) H.H. Sayyida Amal bint Khalifa Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Stone Town, Unguja, 17th December 1939. Rcvd: Queen Elizabeth II Coron medal (1.6.1953). m.at Zanzibar, 1962, H.E. Maulid M. al-Haj (b. 1934), MP for Pemba (Wele) 1961-1964, Minister for Education and Information 1963-1964, held in detention by the revolutionaries 1964-1974, author of “Umleavyo” (1990), “Sowing the Wind: Zanzibar & Pemba Before the Revolution” (2001), “A Jail Tale: The Autobiography of an Omani in 1960's Tanzania” (2004), “Zanzibar: The Last Years of the Protectorate, A Constitutional and Political Account” (2006), etc. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
a) Sayyid Khalifa bin Maulid. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 28th November 1963. Settled in Dubai, UAE. m. and had issue, twin sons.
a) Sayyida Iman bint Maulid [Iman Dalby]. b. at London, 16th September 1978. Business Analyst at DIFC 2002-2005, Assoc Dir for Training & Development at QFCA at Doha since 2005. m. Michael T. Dalby, educ. Univ of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, Dir at DIFX, Legal Mngr (Clearing and Settlement) at Australian Stock Exchange, Chief Adviser Qatar Financial Markets Authority, Head of Markets Authority at Dubai International Financial Exchange, son of ... Dalby, by his wife, Beverly. She has issue, two daughters.
1960 - 1963 H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, KBE (c 1.1.1959), CMG (22.12.1936). b. at the Sultan’s Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 12th February 1910, 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 Matuka bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah, Sultana of Zanzibar, elder daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent by his father, 1929. Proclaimed on the death of his father as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, 9th October 1960. Installed at the Bait al-Ajaib, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 17th October 1960. Mbr Zanzibar Executive Council (MEC) 1942-1956, PC 1956-1960, Presdt Sultan's Privy Council 1960-1963. Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari). Rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 1st class (22.12.1936), Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee (9.1.1937), King George V Silver Jubilee (3.6.1935), King George VI Coron. (11.5.1937), and Queen Elizabeth II Coron. (1.6.1953) medals. m.at the Sultan's Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 1924, as his only wife, H.H. Sayyida Tohfa bint ‘Ali Al-Sa’idiyah [H.H. the Dowager Sultana of Zanzibar] (b. at Unguja, Zanzibar), granted the title of Sultana of Zanzibar with the style of Her Highness 17th October 1960, and became the Dowager Sultana of Zanzibar 1st July 1963, Patroness Zanzibar Ladies’ Club 1960-1963, rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 1st class (17.10.1963), and Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee medal (9.1.1937), younger daughter of H.H Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies. He d.at the Sultan's Palace, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, 1st July 1963 (bur. Makusurani Cemetery), having had issue, three sons and three daughters:
1) H.M. Sultan Sayyid Jamshid bin ‘Abdu’llah, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies - see below.
2) H.H. Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 2nd March 1933, educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria, Egypt. Rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 2nd class (11.4.1959), Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937), etc. m. (first) at Zanzibar, 194x, Salha, daughter of ..., by his wife, Luluwa. m. (second) … al-Meskery (or Al-Maskiry). m. (third) Aisha bint ‘Ali Al-Bakry. He d. 26th September 1993, having had issue, four sons by his second wife and three sons and one daughter by his third wife:
a) H.H. Sayyid Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id (s/o al-Meskery). m. at Portsmouth, Hants, August 1990 (div.) H.H. Sayyida Aliya bint Saif bin Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah [Mudhghar] (b. at Zanzibar, 29th June 1961; d.by suicide, while suffering from a serious psychiatric illness, at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Hants, 5th
May 2007), youngest daughter of H.H. Sayyid Saif bin Hamud bin Faisal Al-Sa’id, by his second wife, H.H. Sayyida Sharifa bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’idiyah, youngest
daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, KBE, CMG. m. (second) ... al-Meskery. He had issue, two children by his second wife.
b) H.H. Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id [Hamoud F Muhammed] (s/o al-Meskery). m. at Portsmouth, Hants, August 2002(civil) , Moira T. Tribe. He had issue:
i) Sayyida Iman Haze bint Hamud bin Muhammad Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Portsmouth, Hants, March 1994.
c) H.H. Sayyid ... bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id (s/o al-Meskery).
d) H.H. Sayyid ... bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id (s/o al-Meskery).
e) H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 26th November 1975 (s/o Aisha).
f) H.H. Sayyid Khalifa bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 9th November 1979 (s/o Aisha).
g) H.H. Sayyid ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Sa’id. b. at Muscat,
Oman, 12th November 1980 (s/o Aisha).
a) H.H. Sayyida Khadija bint Muhammad Al-Busaidiyah. b. at Muscat, Oman, 19th July 1983 (d/o Aisha).
3) H.H. Sayyid Harub bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id. b. at Zanzibar, 5th May 1936, educ. privately. Rcvd: the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar 2nd class (30.3.1960), Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937), etc. m. at Zanzibar, 1954, H.H. Sayyida Shuruq bint Saif Al-Sa’id (b. at Muscat, Oman, 16th May 1939), daughter of H.H. Sayyid Saif bin Hamud Al-Sa’id, of Oman, by his first wife, Sayyida Raya bint Muhammad Al-Sa’idiyah, daughter of Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. He had issue, four sons and four daughters:
a) H.H. Sayyid ... bin Harub Al-Sa’id.
b) H.H. Sayyid ... bin Harub Al-Sa’id. He has issue, six children.
c) H.H. Sayyid ... bin Harub Al-Sa’id. He has issue, two children.
d) H.H. Sayyid Muhammad bin Harib bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’id. First Secretary Washington DC 2000-2002, Deputy Head of the Economic & Technical Co-op Dept in the MOFA in 2009, Ambassador to the Netherlands since 2009 (conc. to Luxembourg and Permanent Representative of Oman to the OPCW since 2010). m. Walyam bint Habib Al-Marjabi, daughter of Habib bint Mansur Al-Marjabi.
a) H.H. Sayyida Fatima bint Harub Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 29th April 1955. She d. at Camden, London, May 1996.
b) H.H. Sayyida ... bint Harub Al-Sa’idiyah. m. ... Al-Lamki. She had issue, four children.
c) H.H. Sayyida Zahra bint Harub Al-Saidiyah. b. 1963. m. at Portsmouth, Hants, July 1989, as his second wife, Colin Terence Easterbrook (b. at Oxford, Jul-Sep 1950), of Kidlington, Oxfordshire, younger son of Robert Victor Easterbrook, by his wife, Emily Phyllis Jeffs. She has issue, two daughters.
1) H.H. Sayyida Shuriya bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’idiyah [Sughia]. b. at Zanzibar, November 1925, educ. privately. Rcvd: Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937). m. at Zanzibar, 1940, as his first wife, H.H. Sayyid Khalifa bin Sa’id bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id (b. at Zanzibar, 19th June 1916; d. 19th November 1967), fourth son of H.H. Sayyid Sa’id bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id, by his wife, Sayyida Bashana bint Hamud Al-Sa’idiyah, twin daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCSI. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see above.
2) H.H. Sayyida Sindia bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1927, educ. privately. Rcvd: Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937). m. at Zanzibar, 1940, H.H. Sayyid Badran bin Sa’id Al-Sa’idiyah (b. at Zanzibar, 1911; d. before 1964), third son of Sayyid Sa’id bin ‘Ali Al-Sa’id. m. (second) before 1964, Sayyid Majid bin Khalid Al-Sa’id [Seyyid Majid Khalid Barghash] (b. at Dar es-Salaam, Tanganyika, 20th April 1908), son of Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Sa’id, sometime would-be Sultan of Zanzibar. She had issue, an only daughter by her first husband – see above.
3) H.H. Sayyida Sharifa bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sa’idiyah. b. at Zanzibar, 1931, educ. privately. Rcvd: Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal (9.1.1937). m. at Zanzibar, 1948, as his second wife, H.H. Sayyid Saif bin Hamud bin Faisal Al-Sa’id (b. at Muscat, Oman, 27th November 1916; d.April 1971 or 25th February 1961), sometime MLC Zanibar, son H.E. Sayyid Hamud bin Faisal Al-Sa’id, sometime Governor of Barka and of Gwadur, by his wife, Sayyida Walyam bint ‘Ali Al-Sa’idiyah, daughter of Sayyid ‘Ali bin Salim Al-Sa’id. She had issue, two sons and seven daughters – see Oman.
1963 - H.M. Sultan Sayyid Jamshid bin ‘Abdu’llah , Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, GCMG (29.12.1963). b. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 16th September 1929, eldest son of H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, KBE, CMG, by his wife, H.H. Sayyida Tohfa bint ‘Ali Al-Saidiyah, educ. Govt Secondary Sch, Stone Town, Victoria Coll, Alexandria, Egypt, the American Univ of Beirut, Lebanon, and RNC Dartmouth. Received administrative training in the UK 1955-1956. Appointed as Heir Apparent by his father, 9th October 1960. Proclaimed on the death of his father as Sultan of Zanzibar and its dependencies, 1st July 1963. Proclaimed the Independence of Zanzibar and assumed the style of His Majesty, 9th December 1963. Presdt Sultan's Privy Council 1963-1964, and Mbr Executive Council 1963-1964. Fled from the islands with his family, during the armed revolt led by the former bricklayer "Field Marshal" John Okello, on 12th January 1964. Deposed in absentiaand banned from the islands for life by the revolutionary government on 17th January 1964, Zanzibar being declared a "People's Republic" on the 18th, and a "one-party" state on 30th January 1964. He settled in London after the revolution, later moving to Portsmouth, in Hampshire. Presdt Zanzibar Organisation (UK). Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari) since 1st July 1963 (rcvd: 1st class 30.3.1960). Founder and Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar (Wissam al-Istiqlal) in five classes on 9th November 1963. m.(first) at Zanzibar, June 1955 (div. at Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1968) Sayyida Anisa bint Salim Al-Saidiyah (b. 9th February 1938; m.second, at Southsea, Hants, 4th April 1972, Flight Lieut Michael Perkins, late RAF), styled Her Majesty the Sultana of Zanzibar from 9th December 1963 to 1968, Patroness Zanzibar Ladies’ Club 1963, daughter of The Hon Sayyid Salim bin Kindeh Al-Busaidi, sometime MLC Zanzibar, by his second wife, Bibi Saida. m.(second) at Portsmouth, Hants, 1970 (relig.) and 1972 (civil), Zuleika bint ‘Abdu’llah al-Khamas (or Gharib), daughter of ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad al-Aufy. He had issue, five sons and two daughters:
1) H.R.H. Prince Sayyid ‘Ali bin Jamshid Al-Said. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 1956 (s/o Sayyida Anisa).
2) H.H. Sayyid Khalifa bin Jamshid Al-Said. b. at Unguja, Zanzibar, 196x (s/o Sayyida Anisa).
3) H.H. Sayyid ‘Abdu’llah bin Jamshid Al-Said. b. at Portsmouth, Hants, 1962 (s/o Sayyida Anisa).
4) H.H. Sayyid Wasfi bin Jamshid Al-Said. b. at Portsmouth, Hants, 15th February 1972 (s/o Zuleikha), educ. Univ of Portsmouth, Hants, and the Centro Europeo de Gestion de Empresas, Madrid, Spain. Employed with State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) in Oman, and served as Deputy Dir of Investments until 2008, Deputy Gen Mngr & Head of Investment Banking at the National Bank of Oman (NBO) since 2008. Dir National Aluminium Products Co (NAPCO) since 2010. Mbr Investment Cttee of the National Investment Fund Co (NIFCO) National Equity Fund (NEF). m. 9th March 2000, H.H. Princess Aisha bint Saif al-Maani (b. 23rd February 1978), daughter of Saif bin Salim al-Maani. He has issue, two sons and one daughter: