Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said, , (12 February 1910 – 1 July 1963) ( ar, عبد الله بن خليفة), was the 10th

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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, as at the time of his death both his legs had been amputated. U.S. President

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based jeweler, make a gold plaque as a gift for the Sultan; however, it was never picked up from the jeweler following the assassination of the President in 1963. He ruled

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from 9 October 1960 to 1 July 1963. On his death, he was succeeded as Sultan by his son Jamshid.

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 The Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Durri al-Zanzibari) is a decoration awarded by the Sultan of Zanzibar for meritorious services and since The Order of Independence was created in 1963 it is reserved for the persons r ...

, 1st Class-(1936–1960, then Sovereign to 1963) *Sultan Khalifa II Silver Jubilee Medal-1937 *

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-1937 * Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal-1953 * Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)-1959

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.

Ancestry

References

1910 births 1963 deaths Al Said dynasty Sultans of Zanzibar Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Zanzibari royalty 20th-century Arabs 20th-century Omani people {{Africa-royal-stub