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Ali bin Said of Zanzibar

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Ali bin Said
علي بن سعيد البوسعيد (Arabic)
Sultan of Zanzibar
ReignFebruary 13th 1890 - March 5th 1893
PredecessorKhalifah bin Said
SuccessorHamad bin Thuwaini
Bornc. 1854
Died5 March 1893(1893-03-05) (aged 38–39)
DynastyAl Said
FatherSaid bin Sultan

Sayyid Ali bin Said al-Busaidi, GCSI, (c. 1854 – March 5, 1893) (Arabic: علي بن سعيد البوسعيد) was the fourth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from February 13, 1890, to March 5, 1893. In June 1890 he was forced to accept a British protectorate over his dominions.[1]

He was succeeded by his nephew, Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid.[citation needed]

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Preceded by Sultan of Zanzibar
1890–1893
Succeeded by