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Jamshid bin Abdullah

Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said
جمشيد بن عبد الله
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign July 1, 1963 – January 12, 1964
Predecessor Abdullah bin Khalifa
Successor Abeid Karume (as President of Zanzibar)
Born (1929-09-16) 16 September 1929 (age 87)
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 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

Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said GCMG, (Arabic: جمشيد بن عبد الله‎‎; born 16 September 1929 in Unguja) was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar.

He 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 and then 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:



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