Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar

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

In 1900, he married Princess Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid, daughter of the seventh Sultan of Zanzibar and sister of the eighth Sultan. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Abdullah bin Khalifa^[1]

[edit] 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

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[edit] Honours

• King George V Coronation Medal-1911
• Grand Cordon of the Saidi Order of Oman
• King George V Silver Jubilee Medal-1935
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)-1935 (KBE-1919)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)-1936 (KCMG-1914)
• King George VI Coronation Medal-1937
• Commander of the Order of the Shield and Spears of Buganda
• Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal-1953
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)-1956

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[edit] References

v • d • e Sultans of Zanzibar Said† • Majid • Barghash • Khalifa I • Ali I • Hamad • Khalid • Hamoud • Ali II • Khalifa II • Abdullah • Jamshid † – Although Said ruled Oman as the Sultan of Oman, he did not hold the respective title in Zanzibar during his rule there. The post was created after Said's death, when Zanzibar and Oman became independent Sultanates.

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