Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar

Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said, GCB, GCMG, GBE (August 26, 1879 – October 9, 1960) (Arabic: خليفة بن حارب البوسعيد) was the ninth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from December 9, 1911 to October 9, 1960.

In 1900, he married Princess Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid, daughter of the seventh Sultan of Zanzibar and sister of the eighth Sultan. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Abdullah bin Khalifa.[1]

Part of the museum of the Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar is dedicated to Khalifa.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ali bin Hamud
Sultan of Zanzibar
1911–1960
Succeeded by
Abdullah bin Khalifa


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