Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi,,   (13 February 1911 – 1 July 1963) (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. 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.

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.

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.

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.