| Intro | Sultan of Zanzibar | ||
| Was | Politician | ||
| From | Tanzania | ||
| Type | Politics | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth |
7 June 1884, Zanzibar, Tanzania |
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| Death |
20 December 1918, Paris, France |
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| Star sign | Gemini | ||
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Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid (7 June 1884 – 20 December 1918; Arabic: علي بن حمود البوسعيد) was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar from 1902 to 1911.
Biography
Ali was proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar on 20 July 1902, following the death of his father, the seventh Sultan, two days earlier. There was a regency until he attained majority. He served only a few years as sultan because of illness. On 9 December 1911 he abdicated in favour of his brother-in-law Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid.
Titles
- 1884–1902: ‘Ali II bin Hamud
- 1902–1918: His Highness Sultan ‘Ali II bin Hamud, Sultan of Zanzibar (abdicated in 1911, but kept styles as Sultan).
Honours
- King Edward VII Coronation Medal-1902
- Special Class in brilliants of the Nishan-e-Osmanieh of the Ottoman Empire-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class of Prussia-1905
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa of Portugal-1905
- King George V Coronation Medal-1911