H.H. SIR KHALIFA bin HARUB G.B.E!

Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said, GCB, GCMG, GBE (August 26, 1879 – October 9, 1960) (Arabic: خليفة بن حارب 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 theeighth Sultan. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Abdullah bin Khalifa[1]
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

• 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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