Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu

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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

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Abd al-Aziz was a 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.

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