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Reign July 1, 1963 – January 12, 1964 Spouse Sayyida Anisa bint Salim Al Saidiyah Zuleika bin Abdullah Al Aufy Issue Prince Sayyid Ali bin Jamshid Al SaidSayyida Matuka bint Jamshid Al SaidSayyid Khalifa bin Jamshid SaidSayyid Abdullah bin Jamshid Al SaidSayyid Wasfi bin Jamshid Al SaidSayyida Adla bint Jamshid Al SaidSayyid Gharib bin Jamshid Al Said Mother Sayyida Tohfa bint Ali Al Said Predecessor Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar Grandparents Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar People also search for Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar, Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar, John Okello | ||
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Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said , (Arabic: جمشيد بن عبد الله; born 16 September 1929 in Unguja) was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar.
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Biography
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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