Alawi bin Husain (died 1816) was the
Sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
of and on
Anjouan
Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. ...
island (in the
Comoros Islands) from 1796 to his death in 1816.
He was succeeded by his son
Abdallah bin Alawi.
References
18th-century births
1816 deaths
Year of birth missing
Sultans of Anjouan
19th-century monarchs in Africa
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