Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar

Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said GCB GCMG GBE (26 August 1879 – 9 October 1960) (Arabic: خليفة بن حارب البوسعيد) was the ninth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from 9 December 1911 to 9 October 1960.

Khalifa bin Hareb
9th Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign19111960
PredecessorAli bin Hamud
SuccessorAbdullah bin Khalifa
Born(1879-08-26)26 August 1879
Zansibar
Died9 October 1960(1960-10-09) (aged 81)
Zansibar

In 1900, he married Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid, daughter of the seventh Sultan of Zanzibar and sister of the eighth Sultan. He also married his second wife sultana Nunu. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Sayyid Abdullah bin Khalifa.

Part of the museum of the Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar is dedicated to Khalifa.

Titles

  • 1879–1911: Sayyid Khalifa II bin Harub
  • 1911–1914: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar
  • 1914–1919: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, KCMG
  • 1919–1935: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, KCMG, KBE
  • 1935–1936: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GBE, KCMG
  • 1936–1956: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCMG, GBE
  • 1956–1960: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCB, GCMG, GBE

Honours

Ancestry

References

    Regnal titles
    Preceded by
    Ali bin Hamud
    Sultan of Zanzibar
    1911–1960
    Succeeded by
    Abdullah bin Khalifa


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