Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore

Who is Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore?

Said Ali bin Said Omar, was the Sultan or King of Bambao. He unified the eleven sultanates of the island of Grande Comore and became the first and last Sultan tibe or paramount king.

In 1866 the large sultanate Ndzuwani on Anjouan island was made a French protectorate. The French, the British and the Germans wanted to exercise power and trade on the Commores.

On 24 June 1886, the islands of Ngazidja or comprised eleven sultanates, but, in 1886, the Sultan tibe of Bambao unified them, Ndzuwani, and Mwali sultanate became French protectorates, French résidents are posted on the three islands; on 5 September 1887 they are collectively renamed Protectorate of the Comoros.

The Star of Said Ali, also "Orde of the Ster van Said Ali" was instituted in 1886 to reward foreigners with an appropriate decoration in the European style.

In 1892 Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar was banished to Réunion. On 9 April 1908, France declared the Comoros a dependent territory of its Madagascar colony.

On 25 July 1912, the island was annexed by France and joined with Mayotte as Mayotte and dependencies, after the ratification on 23 February 1914 subordinated to the governor general of Madagascar.