Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar

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

Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa
عبد الله بن خليفة (Arabic)
Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign6 October 1960 – 1 July 1963
PredecessorSir Khalifa bin Harub
SuccessorJamshid bin Abdullah
Born13 February 1911
Died1 July 1963(1963-07-01) (aged 52)

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.

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