Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said, GCMG, is a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar before being deposed in the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution.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. He later moved 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:
- 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.
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 since 1 July 1963.
- Founder and Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar in five classes on 9 November 1963.
;Foreign Honours
