Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu

Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu (Arabic: عبد العزيز) was a 14th-century island chief or katheeb of Kinolhas[1][2] 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 Makdashawi.

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[3]

His name Abd al - Aziz al - Makdashawi ( i.e. of Mogadishu ), suggests a clear connection with the Somali capital" [4] and Somali ethnic origin,[2]

Biography

Abd al-Aziz was a Somali governor of the island of Utheemu of Maldives.[4][3][5] After him is named the Abdul-Aziz Mosque in Mogadishu which has remained there for centuries.[6]

In 1346, Abd al-Aziz welcomed Ibn Battuta at his court and entertained him before giving him a barque to continue his journey.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. Mahdi, Hussain (1976). Rehla of Ibn Battuta (India Maldives and Ceylon) (PDF). MS University of Baroda: Oriental Institute. p. 233. ASIN B0006AW8R2.
  2. Fawzia Ali and, Andrew Forbes. "The MALDIVE ISLANDS and their historical links with the coast of Eastern Africa". The MALDIVE ISLANDS and their historical links with the coast of Eastern Africa.
  3. Bhatt, Purnima Mehta (2017-09-05). The African Diaspora in India: Assimilation, Change and Cultural Survivals. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-37365-4.
  4. Forbes, Andrew; Bishop, Kevin (2004). The Maldives: Kingdom of a Thousand Isles. Odyssey. ISBN 978-962-217-710-9.
  5. Kenya Past and Present. Kenya Museum Society. 1980.
  6. The Somali Nation and Abyssinian Colonialism. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somali Democratic Republic. 1978.
  7. The voyage of François Pyrard of Laval: to the East Volume 2, Part 2 By François Pyrard pg 467
  8. Defremery, C. (1999). Ibn Battuta in the Maldives and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120612198.
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