Hamoud became sultan with the support of the British consul, Sir Basil Cave, upon the death of Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini.

When he refused, Royal Navy warships fired on the palace and other strategic locations in the city, causing Khalid and his group to flee.

On his death in 1902, he was succeeded by his oldest son, Sayyid Ali bin Hamud.

[citation needed] By his wife, Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid Al-Busaid (daughter of the first Sultan of Zanzibar), he had ten children:

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