Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi
Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi (c. 1650 – 1715) was a queen of Unguja in pre-Sultanate Zanzibar. A supporter of the Portuguese in their war against Oman, she sent supplies to the Europeans at the Siege of Fort Jesus. She was captured during the subsequent Omani occupation of Zanzibar and exiled to Oman. Allowed to return in 1709 she ruled the island as a client state of Oman for the rest of her life.
| Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Unguja | |
| Born | 1650 |
| Died | 1715 (aged 64–65) |
| Abdullah | |
| Issue | Hasan |
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