Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG (Arabic: جمشيد بن عبد الله; born 16 September 1929),[1][2] is a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar before being deposed in the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution.
| Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar | |
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 Sultan Jamshid in 1963 | |
| Sultan of Zanzibar | |
| Reign | 1 July 1963 – 12 January 1964 |
| Predecessor | Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa |
| Successor | Abeid Karume (as President of Zanzibar) |
| Born | 16 September 1929 Unguja, Zanzibar |
| Spouse | Sayyida Anisa bint Salim Al Said Zuleika bint Abdullah Al Aufy |
| Issue | Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al Said Sayyida Matuka bint Jamshid Al Said Sayyid Khalifa bin Jamshid Al Said Sayyid Abdullah bin Jamshid Al Said Sayyid Wasfi bin Jamshid Al Said Sayyida Adla bint Jamshid Al Said Sayyid Gharib bin Jamshid Al Said |
| House | House of Al Said |
| Father | Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said |
| Mother | Sayyida Tohfa bint Ali Al Said |
Biography
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.[3] He later moved to the United Kingdom, settling in Portsmouth[4] with his wife and children.[5]
While his children and siblings all settled to Oman in the 1980s, the Omani government continually denied Jamshid's requests to join them citing security reasons. Their stance changed in September 2020 when after over 50 years in the United Kingdom, Jamshid's request to live in Oman was granted by the government of the new Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik,[6] to return to his ancestral land as a member of the Al-Said royal family only rather than a titular Sultan.
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 – 16 September 2020: His Majesty Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Titular Sultan of Zanzibar.
- 16 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.[7]
- Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwanda).[8]
Ancestry
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References
- Profile of Jamshid bin Abdullah
- Rulers
- Bakari, Mohammed Ali (2001). The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition. GIGA-Hamburg. p. 192. ISBN 978-3-928049-71-9. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- The Guardian
- "Royals in exile: In Britain, heirs to the thrones". The Independent. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- Zanzibar’s former sultan arrives in Oman for retirement
- Galloway, Peter, The Order of St. Michael and St. George. Published by Third Millennium Publishing for the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, U.K. (2000). ISBN 0953696952
- Guidance for Honours in the De Jure Kingdom of Rwanda
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar Born: 16 September, 1929 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Abdullah bin Khalifa |
Sultan of Zanzibar 1 July 1963 – 12 January 1964 |
Sultanate abolished Abeid Karume as President of Zanzibar |
| New title | — TITULAR — Sultan of Zanzibar 12 January 1964 – present Reason for succession failure: Sultan government abolished in 1964 |
Incumbent Heir: Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al Said |
Sultans of Zanzibar | ||
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* As Sultan of Oman. | ||
