Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
SayyidJamshid bin Abdullah Al SaidGCMG,(Arabic:جمشيد بن عبد الله) (born 16 September 1929 inUnguja) was the lastSultan of Zanzibar.He ruledZanzibarfrom 1 July 1963 to 12 January 1964.
On 10 December 1963, Zanzibar received its independence from theUnited Kingdomas a constitutional monarchy under Jamshid. This state of affairs was short lived and he was overthrown by theZanzibar Revolution.
He fled into exile firstly toOmanand then to theUnited Kingdom,where, as of 2012, he continues to live inPortsmouth[1]with his wife and six children[2]as the Head of the Zanzibari Royal Family and as the Sovereign of theOrder of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibarand the Most Illustrious Order of Independence of Zanzibar. Secondly, he is married to Zuleika bin Abdullah Al Aufy.[3]
References
[change|change source]- ↑The Guardian
- ↑"Royals in exile: In Britain, heirs to the thrones".The Independent.2011-04-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-07-21.Retrieved2016-10-11.
- ↑Royal Ark
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