Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

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. 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.

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.

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[4]

• 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