Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

Sultan of Zanzibar from 1960 to 1963

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

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.