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Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

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Name
  
Abdullah Khalifa


Died
  
July 1, 1963

Parents
  
Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar

Children
  
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar

Sayyid Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said, KBE, CMG (February 12, 1910 – July 1, 1963) (Arabic: عبد الله بن خليفة‎‎) was the 10th Sultan of Zanzibar after the death of his father, Khalifa bin Harub, who died on 9 October 1960 at age eighty-one. He was less popular than his father and had a rough reign as Sultan, as at the time of his death both his legs were amputated.

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He ruled Zanzibar from October 9, 1960, to July 1, 1963. On his death, he was succeeded as Sultan by his son Jamshid.

Titles

  • 1910–1936: Sayyid Abdullah bin Khalifa
  • 1936–1959: Sayyid Abdullah bin Khalifa, CMG
  • 1959–1960: Sayyid Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa, KBE, CMG
  • 1960–1963: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa, Sultan of Zanzibar, KBE, CMG
  • 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
  • Children

  • 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.
  • Sayyida Harub Bin Abdullah Bin Khalifa Bin Harub.
  • References

    Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar Wikipedia