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]

Biography

Abd al-Aziz was a Somali governor of the island of Utheemu of Maldives.

In 1346, Abd al-Aziz welcomed Ibn Battuta at his court and entertained him before giving him a barque to continue his journey.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Defremery, C. (1999). Ibn Battuta in the Maldives and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120612198.
  2. The voyage of François Pyrard of Laval: to the East Volume 2, Part 2 By François Pyrard pg 467
  3. Defremery, C. (1999). Ibn Battuta in the Maldives and Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120612198.
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