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 Al Said جمشيد بن عبد الله
Sultan Jamshid in 1963
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign	1 July 1963 – 12 January 1964
Predecessor	Abdullah bin Khalifa
Successor	Abeid Karume (as President of Zanzibar)
Born	(1929-09-16) 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	Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said
Mother	Sayyida Tohfa bint Ali Al Said
Religion	Islam

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, where, as of 2012, he continues to live in Portsmouth[4] with his wife and six children[5] 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 Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah, Sultan of Zanzibar.
• 9 December 1963 – 12 January 1964: His Majesty Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Sultan of Zanzibar.
• 12 January 1964 – present: His Majesty Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, Titular Sultan of Zanzibar.

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.[6]
• Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwanda).[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar

16. Thuwaini bin Said 8. Harub bin Thuwaini Al Said 17. Ghaliya bint Salim Al Busaidi 4. Khalifa bin Harub Al Said 18. Turki bin Said 9. Turkiya bint Turki Al Said 19. A daughter of Hamad bin Salim Al Busaidi 2. Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said 20. Mohammed bin Said Al Said (= 24) 10. Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said (= 12) 21. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said (= 25) 5. Matuka bint Hamud Al Said 1. Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said 24. Shamrez bin Said Al Said (= 20) 12. Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said (= 10) 25. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said (= 21) 6. Ali bin Hamud Al Said 3. Tohfa bint Ali Al Said

References

1. Profile of Jamshid bin Abdullah
2. Rulers
3. 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.
4. The Guardian
5. "Royals in exile: In Britain, heirs to the thrones". The Independent. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
6. 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
7. Guidance for Honours in the De Jure Kingdom of Rwanda

Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar House of Al Said Born: 16 September, 1929
Regnal titles
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