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{{short description|Sultan of Zanzibar from 1960 to 1963}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa<br>{{small|{{nobold|{{native name|ar|عبد الله بن خليفة}}}}}}
| image = Sultan of Zanzibar abdullah ibn chalifa 1960-1963.jpg
| caption = Sultan Abdullah {{circa|1960–63}}
| succession = [[List of sultans of Zanzibar|Sultan of Zanzibar]]
| reign = 6 October 1960 – 1 July 1963
| predecessor = [[Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar|Sir Khalifa bin Harub]]
| successor = [[Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar|Jamshid bin Abdullah]]
| house      = [[Al Bu Said dynasty|Al Bu Said]]
| father     = [[Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar]]
| birth_date = 13 February 1911
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|7|1|1911|2|13|df=y}}
}}

'''Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi''',  {{post-nominals|country=UK|KBE}}, {{post-nominals|country=UK|CMG}}  (13 February 1911 – 1 July 1963) ({{langx|ar|عبد الله بن خليفة}}), was the 10th [[Sultan of Zanzibar]] after the death of his father, [[Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar|Sir Khalifa bin Harub]], who died on 9 October 1960 at age eighty-one.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brennan|first=James R.|date=1 October 2008|title=Lowering the Sultan's Flag: Sovereignty and Decolonization in Coastal Kenya|journal=Comparative Studies in Society and History|volume=50|issue=4|pages=831–861|doi=10.1017/S0010417508000364|s2cid=143834691|issn=1475-2999|url=https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/7484/1/Sultan%27s_Flag.pdf}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Zanzibar|last=McIntyre|first=Chris|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|year=2013|isbn=978-1841624587|pages=25}}</ref>

He ruled [[Zanzibar]] from 9 October 1960 to 1 July 1963. On his death, he was succeeded as Sultan by his son [[Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar|Jamshid]], who was deposed during the [[Zanzibar Revolution]] in January 1964.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

==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.|Galt & Bro]], a [[Washington D.C.]]–based jeweler, as a gift for the Sultan. But following the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|President's assassination]] in November 1963, the gift was never picked up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/13063149/today-in-d-c-history-d-c-s-oldest-business-closes-up-shop|title=Today in D.C. History: D.C.'s Oldest Business Closes Up Shop|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref>

== Children ==
* [[Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar|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==
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|1= 1. '''Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Said'''
|2= 2. [[Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar|Khalifa bin Harub Al Said]]
|3= 3. Matuka bint Hamud Al Said
|4= 4. Harub bin Thuwaini Al Said
|5= 5. Turkiya bint Turki Al Said
|6= 6. [[Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar|Hamud bin Mohammed Al Said]]
|7= 7. Khanfora bint Majid Al Said
|8= 8. [[Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman|Thuwaini bin Said]]
|9= 9. Ghaliya bint Salim Al Busaidi
|10= 10. [[Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman|Turki bin Said]]
|11= 11. A daughter of Hamad bin Salim Al Busaidi
|12= 12. Mohammed bin Said Al Said
|13= 13. Ziana bint Mohammed Al Said
|14= 14. [[Majid bin Said of Zanzibar|Majid bin Said]]

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