Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

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Sultan of Zanzibar abdullah ibn chalifa 1960-1963
Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa
عبد الله بن خليفة (Arabic)
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign6 October 1960 – 1 July 1963
PredecessorSir Khalifa bin Harub
SuccessorJamshid bin Abdullah
Born12 February 1910
Died1 July 1963(1963-07-01) (aged 53)

Sayyid Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said, KBE, CMG (12 February 1910 – 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

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

References

  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.
Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar
Born: February 12 1910 Died: July 1 1963
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Zanzibar
1960–1963
Succeeded by