Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaidi () ( – ) was the fifth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled

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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 Thuwaini bin Said al-Busaidi (, ) (1821–1866) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman (19 October 1856 – 11 February 1866) and the third son of Said bin Sultan Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi (, , ) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856) was Sultan of ...

. He was married to his cousin, Sayyida Turkia bint Turki Al-Said, daughter of

Turki bin Said Sultan Turki bin Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi (; 1832 – 4 June 1888), was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 30 January 1871 to 4 June 1888. He acceded following his victory over his cousin, Iman Azzan bin Qais at the Battle of Dhank. On Turki's d ...

, 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

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after the

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Foreign honours

*: Grand Cross of the

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(1893) *: Knight Grand Commander of the

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(1894) *: Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class (1895)

Citations

1850s births 1896 deaths Sultans of Zanzibar Zanzibari royalty Al Said dynasty 19th-century Arab people 19th-century monarchs in Africa 19th-century Omani people {{Africa-royal-stub