Said Ibrahim of Grand Comore

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1911 –

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Who is Said Ibrahim of Grand Comore?

Prince Said Ibrahim was a politician in the Comoros islands of the western Indian Ocean. He was the son of Said Ali bin Said Omar, sultan of Grande Comore.

Said Ibrahim was educated at the Myre de Villers School in Antananarivo, Madagascar, with the view that he would be part of the local administration of the Comoros. He initially became an interpreter, and in 1938, after several requests, he obtained the post as Head of Administration to Grande Comore, then later the High Commissioner to Madagascar.

After World War II, in 1946 he was appointed Governor. He made a pilgrimage to Mecca, remaining in Cairo where he met King Farouk, and visiting Al-Azhar University. In 1947/1948 he sought to organize an Arab League struggle against Israel. In 1951 he stood down, arguably to devote himself entirely to politics. He became the leader of the opposition Parti Blanc, later reconstituted as the Democratic Assembly of the Comoran People, in league with the Comorienne Agreement Party of his half brother Prince Said Houssein, and in agreement with the Party of General Charles de Gaulle. He tried twice to become a member of the French National Assembly: In 1951, his application was invalid, and in 1957 he lost. Finally, he was appointed Minister of Finance from 1957 to 1958. In 1959, Comoros got two seats in the French National Assembly, while remaining a single electoral district, and in 1962 and 1967, he teamed up with Mohamed Ahmed in elections. From 1958 to 1970 he was elected and reelected president of the Territorial Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies of the Comoros.

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1911

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on July 23, 2013

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