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

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

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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^[1]

• Prince Jamshid Bin Abdulla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub
• Princesse Seyyida Sughiya Bint Abdullla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub
• Princesse Seyyida Sindiya Bint Abdulla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub
• Prince Seyyid Mohd Bin Abdulla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub
• Princesse Seyyida Shariffa Bint Abdulla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub
• Prince Seyyid Harub Bin Abdulla Bin Khalifa Bin Harub

References

Sultans of Zanzibar Said* Majid Barghash Khalifa I Ali I Hamad Khalid Hamoud Ali II Khalifa II Abdullah Jamshid * As Sultan of Oman.