Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar

Hamad bin Thuwaini
حمد بن ثويني (Arabic)

Hamad bin Thuwaini (c. 1890s)
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign5 March 1893 (1893-03-05) – 25 August 1896 (1896-08-25)
PredecessorAli bin Said
SuccessorKhalid bin Barghash
Bornc. 1857
Zanzibar?
Died25 August 1896(1896-08-25) (aged 38–39)
Zanzibar
ConsortSayyida Turkia bint Turki Al-Said
Names
Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid
HouseAl Said
FatherThuwaini bin Said
ReligionIbadi Islam

Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaidi (Arabic: حمد بن ثويني البوسعيدي) (c. 1857 – (1896-08-25)25 August 1896) was the fifth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from 5 March 1893 to 25 August 1896.

Life

Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid was born in 1857, probably in Zanzibar, as a son of Sultan Thuwaini bin Said.

He was married to his cousin, Sayyida Turkia bint Turki Al-Said, daughter of Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Hamad died suddenly at 11:40 AM on 25 August 1896 and was almost certainly poisoned by his cousin Khalid bin Barghash who proclaimed himself the new Sultan and held the position for three days before being replaced by the British Armed Forces after the Anglo-Zanzibar War.[1]

Foreign honours

Citations

  1. ^ Hernon, Ian (2003). Britain's Forgotten Wars. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. pp. 396–404. ISBN 978-0-7509-3162-5.
Preceded by Sultan of Zanzibar
1893–1896 		Succeeded by


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