Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore
Said Ali bin Said Omar (birth date unknown, died February 10, 1916 in Tamatave, Madagascar), was the Sultan or King of the Sultanate of Bambao. He was the last Sultan tibe or paramount king of the island of Ngazidja. Said Ali married Thouiebat Said Bacar. Their sons were Prince Said Ibrahim, born on April 17, 1911 in Tananarive, and Prince Said Omar Almansoor.
In 1841 the island of Mayotte was made a French colony. The French, the British and the Germans wanted to exercise power and trade on the Comoros.
In 1886, the island of Ngazidja or (Grande Comore in French) comprised nine sultanates, but in 1886, the Sultan (paramount ruler and Sultan) of Bambao usurped the other sultanates and signed a treaty with French, granting France rights over the entire island. Ndzuwani (Anjouan), and Mwali sultanate (Mohéli island in French) became French protectorates the same year and a French résident was posted to each of the three islands.
The Order of the Star of the Comoros (French: "Order de l'Étoile des Comores"), also known as the "Order of Said Ali" was instituted to reward foreigners with an appropriate decoration in the European style.
In 1892 Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar was banished to Réunion. On April 9, 1908, France declared the Comoros a single territory (Mayotte and dependencies) and attached it to the colony of Madagascar.
On July 25, 1912, the protectorate was abolished and Ngazidja, along with the three other islands, was annexed by France and the entire archipelago was constituted as a province of Madagascar. This was ratified on February 23, 1914.
Said Ali bin Said Omar went to court, where the French judges awarded him a compensation for his losses.
Saidi Ali ibn Saidi Omar died on February 10, 1916 in Tamatave on Madagascar. His son, Crown prince Said Hussein joined the French Foreign Legion on August 4, 1916.[1]