Abdullah bin Khalifa 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.[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 were amputated.[2]

Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said

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 President's 1963 assassination.[3]

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

• 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.
• Sayyida 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

1. Brennan, James R. (2008-10-01). "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.
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 2019-04-06.

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