ZANZIBAR'S LAST SULTAN JAMSHID BIN ABDULLAH AL SAID NOW IN OMAN PERMANENTLY!

Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said

جمشيد بن عبد الله

Sultan Jamshid in his heydays 1963

Sultan of Zanzibar

Reign 1 July 1963 – 12 January 1964
Predecessor: Abdullah bin Khalifa
Successor: Abeid Karume (as President of Zanzibar)
Born: 16 September 1929 (age 90)
Unguja, Zanzibar
Spouse: Sayyida Anisa bint Salim Al Said
Zuleika bint Abdullah Al Aufy
Father: Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said
Mother: Sayyida Tohfa bint Ali Al Said

Religion:Islam

Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG (Arabic: جمشيد بن عبد الله‎; born 16 September 1929), is a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar before being deposed in the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution.

Jamshid ruled Zanzibar from 1 July 1963 to 12 January 1964. On 10 December 1963, Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy under Jamshid. This state of affairs was short lived and he was overthrown by the Zanzibar Revolution.

He fled into exile firstly to Oman but was not allowed to settle permanently. He later moved to the United Kingdom, where, as of 2012, he continues to live in Portsmouth with his wife and six children as the Head of the Zanzibari Royal Family and as the Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar and the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar.

Secondly, he is married to Zuleika bint Abdullah Al Aufy.

Jamshid has seven children:

• Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al Said (1956—).
• Sayyida Matuka bint Jamshid Al Said (1957—).
• Sayyid Khalifa bin Jamshid Said (1960—).
• Sayyid Abdullah bin Jamshid Al Said (1962—).
• Sayyid Wasfi bin Jamshid Al Said (1972—).
• Sayyida Adla bint Jamshid Al Said (1973—).
• Sayyid Gharib bin Jamshid Al Said (1975—).

Titles:

• 16 September 1929 – 1 July 1963: Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said.
• 1 July — 9 December 1963: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah, Sultan of Zanzibar.
• 9 December 1963 – 12 January 1964: His Majesty Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Sultan of Zanzibar.
• 12 January 1964 – September 2020: His Majesty Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Titular Sultan of Zanzibar.
• September 2020– present: Janaab Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG.

Honours:

National Honours

• Sovereign of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari) since 1 July 1963 (1st class on 30 March 1960).
• Founder and Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar (Wissam al-Istiqlal) in five classes on 9 November 1963.

Foreign Honours

• Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) on 29 December 1963.
• Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwanda).

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