''Moti'' Abba Jobir Abba Dula is the last King of the
Gibe Kingdom of Jimma
The Kingdom of Jimma ( om, Mootummaa Jimmaa) was an Oromo kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo Kingdom of Janjero, and w ...
(reigned 1932), and a member of the
Oromo people. He was the grandson of
Abba Jifar II
''Moti'' Abba Jifar II ( om, Mootii Abbaa Jifaar; 1861 – 1932) was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (r. 1878–1932).
Reign
Abba Jifar II was king of Jimma, and the son of Abba Gomol and Queen Gumiti. He had several wives: Queen Limmiti ...
. He aligned himself with the Italian occupation of Ethiopia.
Reign
When King Abba Jifar II grew senile in his later years, Abba Jobir ascended the throne of the Kingdom of Jimma. His reign was, however, short lived because, in 1932, his letters of correspondence with the Italians was discovered. The Italians were recruiting people to rebel within Ethiopia in hopes of fomenting division before the impending invasion. After the discovery of his letters, he was summoned to Addis Ababa, charged with Treason and imprisoned. In 1937, the Italians entered the city of Addis Ababa and briefly occupied it. During this time, they Freed their ally and installed him as Sultan of the
Italian Province of Galla-Sidamo. He collaborated extensively with them and hunted resistance fighters with the aid of the Italians. .
During the Italian occupation, Abba Jobir released broadcasts to the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
-speaking world, and traveled with a bodyguard of ten armed men, mainly due to the increased threat of assassination against him by Ethiopian Patriots of Kaffa/Jimma Province.
[Alberto Sbacchi]
"Italy and the Treatment of the Ethiopian Aristocracy, 1937-1940", ''International Journal of African Historical Studies''
10 (1977), p. 231 Following the Italian defeat in 1942, Abba Jobir was imprisoned again, and later pardoned by Haile Selassie I.
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Kings of Gibe
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