Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu

Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu (Arabic: عبد العزيز‎) was a 14th-century island chief or katheeb of Utheemu island of the Maldives. When Ibn Battuta visited the Maldives islands, the governor of the island of Utheemu at that time was Abd Aziz Al Mogadishawi[1]

Descent or Ancestry

Purnima Mehta Bhatt a Professor of history, anthropology, and interdisciplinary studies at Hood College, USA, wrote: the term makdashawi originates from Mogadishu in Somalia[2]

chief of the island , Abd al - Aziz al - Makdashawi ( ie of Mogadishu ) , suggests a clear connection with the Somali capital" [3]


Biography

Abd al-Aziz was a Somali governor of the island of Utheemu of Maldives.[4][5][6] After him is named the Abdul-Aziz Mosque in Mogadishu which has remained there for centuries.[7]

In 1346, Abd al-Aziz welcomed Ibn Battuta at his court and entertained him before giving him a barque to continue his journey.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Defremery, C. (1999). Ibn Battuta in the Maldives and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120612198.
  2. Bhatt, Purnima Mehta (2017-09-05). The African Diaspora in India: Assimilation, Change and Cultural Survivals. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-37365-4.
  3. Forbes, Andrew; Bishop, Kevin (2004). The Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles. Odyssey. ISBN 978-962-217-710-9.
  4. Forbes, Andrew; Bishop, Kevin (2004). The Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles. Odyssey. ISBN 978-962-217-710-9.
  5. Bhatt, Purnima Mehta (2017-09-05). The African Diaspora in India: Assimilation, Change and Cultural Survivals. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-37365-4.
  6. Kenya Past and Present. Kenya Museum Society. 1980.
  7. The Somali Nation and Abyssinian Colonialism. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somali Democratic Republic. 1978.
  8. The voyage of François Pyrard of Laval: to the East Volume 2, Part 2 By François Pyrard pg 467
  9. Defremery, C. (1999). Ibn Battuta in the Maldives and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120612198.
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