Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi, , (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.
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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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