Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar

For the medieval Spanish ruler, see Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir.

Sayyid Ali bin Hamud al-Busaidi (7 June 1884 – 20 December 1918; Arabic: علي بن حمود البوسعيد), also known as Ali II, was the eighth Sultan of Zanzibar from 1902 to 1911.^[1]

Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign	20 July 1902–9 December 1911
Predecessor	Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said
Successor	Sir Khalifa bin Harub Al-Said
Born	7 June 1884
Died	20 December 1918 (aged 34)[1] Paris, France[1]
Father	Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said

Biography

Hamud was proclaimed Sultan of Zanzibar on 20 July 1902, following the death of his father, the seventh Sultan, two days earlier. There was a regency until he attained majority.

He served only a few years as sultan because of illness. On 9 December 1911 he abdicated in favour of his brother-in-law Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid.^[1]

During his reign, slavery in Zanzibar was fully abolished with the abolition of concubinage in 1909.^[2]

References

1. Kemal H. Karpat (2001). The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State. Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-19-028576-0.
2. The End of Slavery in Africa. (1988). USA: University of Wisconsin Press. 23

Preceded by Hamud bin Muhammad	Sultan of Zanzibar 1902–1911	Succeeded by Khalifa bin Harub