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.

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 principalities.

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