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Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

Sultan of Zanzibar from 1960 to 1963

عبد الله بن خليفة (Arabic)

Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa

Sultan of ZanzibarReign6 October 1960 – 1 July 1963PredecessorSir Khalifa bin HarubSuccessorJamshid bin Abdullah

Born13 February 1911Died1 July 1963(1963-07-01) (aged 52)

Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi, KBE, CMG (13 February 1911 – 1 July 1963) (Arabic: عبد الله بن خليفة), was the 10th Sultan of Zanzibar after the death of his father, Sir Khalifa bin Harub, who died on 9 October 1960 at age eighty-one.^[1] He was less popular than his father and had a rough reign as Sultan during a period of rising African nationalism. In addition, by the time of his death, both his legs had been amputated due to disease.^[2]

He ruled Zanzibar from 9 October 1960 to 1 July 1963. On his death, he was succeeded as Sultan by his son Jamshid, who was deposed during the Zanzibar Revolution in January 1964.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)-1936
Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar, 1st Class-(1936–1960, then Sovereign to 1963)
Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal-1937
King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal-1953
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)-1959
US President John F. Kennedy's staff ordered a gold plaque in 1963 from Galt & Bro, a Washington D.C. based jeweler, as a gift for the Sultan. But following the President's assassination in November 1963, the gift was never picked up.^[3]

Children

Sultan Sayyid Jamshid Bin Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
Sayyida Sughiya Bint Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
Sayyida Sindiya Bint Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
Sayyid Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
Sayyida Shariffa Bint Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
Sayyid Harub Bin Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

16 Said bin Sultan (= 20)

8. Thuwaini bin Said

4. Harub bin Thuwaini Al Said

18. Salim Ibn Sultan

9. Ghaliya bint Salim Al Busaidi

2. Khalifa bin Harub Al Said

20. Said bin Sultan (= 16)

10. Turki bin Said

5. Turkiya bint Turki Al Said

22. Hamad bin Salim Al Busaid

11. A daughter of Hamad bin Salim Al Busaidi

1. Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said

12. Mohammed bin Said Al Said

6. Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said

13. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said

3. Matuka bint Hamud Al Said

References

^ Brennan, James R. (1 October 2008). "Lowering the Sultan's Flag: Sovereignty and Decolonization in Coastal Kenya" (PDF). Comparative Studies in Society and History. 50 (4): 831–861. doi:10.1017/S0010417508000364. ISSN 1475-2999. S2CID 143834691.
^ McIntyre, Chris (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 25. ISBN 978-1841624587.
^ "Today in D.C. History: D.C.'s Oldest Business Closes Up Shop". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

Regnal titles
Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar Sa'îd dynasty Born: February 12 1910 Died: July 1 1963
Preceded by Khalifa bin Harub	Sultan of Zanzibar 1960–1963	Succeeded by Jamshid bin Abdullah