Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa
عبد الله بن خليفة (Arabic)
Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa; عبد الله بن خليفة (Arabic)
	Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign	6 October 1960 – 1 July 1963
Predecessor	Sir Khalifa bin Harub
Successor	Jamshid bin Abdullah
Born	13 February 1911
Died	1 July 1963 (aged 52)

Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said, 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, as at the time of his death both his legs had been amputated.^[2]

U.S. President John F. Kennedy had Galt & Bro, a Washington D.C. based jeweler, make a gold plaque as a gift for the Sultan; however, it was never picked up from the jeweler following the assassination of the President in 1963.^[3]

He ruled Zanzibar from 9 October 1960 to 1 July 1963. On his death, he was succeeded as Sultan by his son Jamshid.^{[citation needed]}

Honours[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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

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[1] 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.

[2] McIntyre, Chris (2013). Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 25. ISBN 978-1841624587.

[3] "Today in D.C. History: D.C.'s Oldest Business Closes Up Shop". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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