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Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar

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Sayyid Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said GCMG, (Arabic: جمشيد بن عبد الله‎) (born September 16, 1929 in Zanzibar) was the last Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from July 1, 1963 to January 12, 1964. On December 10, 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 to Great Britain where he lives now and is currently married to Zuleikha bint Abdullah Al Aufy

Written by Suchismita

June 13, 2011 at 10:32 am

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