Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar
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| name = Hamad bin Thuwaini
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| succession = Sultan of Zanzibar
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Hamad bin Thuwaini ({{circa|1890s}})
| reign = {{Start date|1893|3|5|df=y}} – {{end date|1896|8|25|df=y}}
| predecessor = Ali bin Said
| successor = Khalid bin Barghash
| birth_date = {{Circa|1857}}
| birth_place = Zanzibar?
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1896|8|25|1857|||df=y}}
| death_place = Zanzibar
| spouse-type = Consort
| spouse = Sayyida Turkia bint Turki Al-Said
| full name = Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid
| house = Al Said
| father = Thuwaini bin Said
| religion = Ibadi Islam
}}
Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaidi ({{langx|ar|حمد بن ثويني البوسعيدي}}) ({{circa|1857}} – {{death date|1896|8|25|df=y}}) 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.{{cite book | last = Hernon | first = Ian | year = 2003 | title = Britain's Forgotten Wars | place = Stroud | publisher = Sutton Publishing | pages = 396–404 | isbn = 978-0-7509-3162-5}}
Foreign honours
- {{Flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1893)
- {{Flagcountry|Great Britain}}: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1894)
- {{Flagcountry|German Empire}}: Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class (1895)
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| title = Sultan of Zanzibar
| before = Ali bin Said
| after = Khalid bin Barghash
| years = 1893–1896
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Category:19th-century Arab people
Category:19th-century monarchs in Africa
Category:19th-century Omani people
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