Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar

Names
	Sayyid Ali bin Hamud al-Busaidi

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
	Ali II, c. 1902–1911
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign	20 July 1902–9 December 1911
Predecessor	Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said
Successor	Sir Khalifa bin Harub Al-Said
Born	7 June 1884; Zanzibar Sultanate
Died	20 December 1918 (aged 34); Paris, France
Spouse	Chukwani bint Faisal ibn Turki Al-Busaid;
Issue	Sayyid Saud bin ‘Ali Al-Busaid; Sayyid Farid bin ‘Ali Al-Busaid; Sayyida Zeana bint ‘Ali; Sayyida Tohfa bint ‘Ali;
Names
Names
	Sayyid Ali bin Hamud al-Busaidi
House	Al Bu Said
Father	Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Sultan of Zanzibar

Sayyid Ali bin Hamud al-Busaidi (7 June 1884 – 20 December 1918; Arabic: علي بن حمود البوسعيد), also known as Ali II, was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar from 1902 to 1911.^[1]

Biography

Hamud 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 married Chukwani bint Faisal ibn Turki Al-Busaid (sometimes styled as a daughter of Sultan Faisal ibn Turki of Oman) at Chukwani Palace, Zanzibar in 1902.

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.^[1]

During his reign, slavery in Zanzibar was fully abolished with the abolition of concubinage in 1909.^[2]

Ali II abdicated the throne in December 1911 due to ill health and later lived in Europe until his death in 1918 in Paris. His children continued to have roles or connections within the broader Al-Busaid/Al-Sa’id dynastic network in Zanzibar and Oman.

Notes

^ sometimes styled as a daughter of Sultan Faisal ibn Turki of Oman

References

^ a b c d Kemal H. Karpat (2001). The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State. Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-19-028576-0.
^ The End of Slavery in Africa. (1988). USA: University of Wisconsin Press. 23

Preceded by

Hamud bin Muhammad

Sultan of Zanzibar
1902–1911

Succeeded by

Khalifa bin Harub

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[2] sometimes styled as a daughter of Sultan Faisal ibn Turki of Oman

[Karpat2001-1] Kemal H. Karpat (2001). The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State. Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-19-028576-0.

[3] The End of Slavery in Africa. (1988). USA: University of Wisconsin Press. 23