Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar

Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said GCMG, () (16 September 1929 – 30 December 2024) was the last 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 PortsmouthThe Guardian 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 bin Abdullah Al Aufy.Royal Ark

Jamshid died on 30 December 2024 in Muscat, Oman at the age of 95.

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