Federation of South Arabia
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Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittihad al-Janūb al-‘arabī) was an organization of states under British
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
protection in what would become South Yemen. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South was an organization of states within the British Aden Protectorate in what would become South Yemen. The Federation of six states was inaugurated in the British Colony of Aden on 11 February 1959. It subsequently added nine states and, on 4 April...
. On 18 January 1963 it was merged with the crown colony
Crown colony
A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony, was a type of colonial administration of the English and later British Empire....
of Aden. In June 1964, the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Nisab.-History:...
was added for a total of 17 states. A team was sent to the 1966 Commonwealth Games
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions....
in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. The Federation was abolished when it gained independence along with the Protectorate of South Arabia
Protectorate of South Arabia
The Protectorate of South Arabia was a grouping of states under treaties of protection with Britain. The Protectorate was designated on 18 January 1963 as consisting of those areas of the Aden Protectorate that did not join the Federation of South Arabia, and it broadly, but not exactly,...
as the People's Republic of South Yemen on 30 November 1967.
States of the Federation
- Aden
- AlawiAlawi (sheikhdom)Alawi , or the Alawi Sheikhdom , was one of the original "Nine Cantons" that signed protection agreements with Great Britain in the late 19th century and became part of the British Aden Protectorate. It was later in the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of...
- AqrabiAqrabiAqrabi , or the Aqrabi Sheikhdom , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Bir Ahmad.-History:...
- AudhaliAudhaliAudhali , or the Audhali Sultanate , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. It was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959 and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia, in 1963. Its capital was Zarah...
- BeihanEmirate of BeihanBeihan or Bayhan , officially the Emirate of Beihan , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia...
- DathinaDathinaDathina , the Dathina Sheikhdom , or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. It was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen...
- DhalaEmirate of DhalaDhala , Amiri , or the Emirate of Dhala was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia...
- FadhliFadhli SultanateFadhli , or the Fadhli Sultanate , was an independent sultanate on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula from at least the 15th century until 1967...
- Haushabi
- Lahej
- Lower AulaqiLower AulaqiLower Aulaqi , or the Lower Aulaqi Sultanate , was a state in the Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia...
- Lower YafaLower YafaLower Yafa, Lower Yafa'i , or the Sultanate of Lower Yafa , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. Within its area were the sheikhdoms of Al Saadi, Yaher, Kalad, Thi Nakheb, and Yazidi. It was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959 and its successor, the...
- MaflahiMaflahiMaflahi, Muflahi , or the Muflahi Sheikhdom , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. It was originally one of the five sheikhdoms of Upper Yafa but joined the Federation of South Arabia and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia, as a separate state...
- ShaibShaibShaib , or the Sheikhdom of Shaib , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its last sheikh, Yahya Mohamed Al-Kholaqi Al-Saqladi, died in Jeddah Saudi Arabia July 2001...
- Upper Aulaqi SheikhdomUpper Aulaqi SheikhdomThe Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia...
- Upper Aulaqi SultanateUpper Aulaqi SultanateThe Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Nisab.-History:...
- Wahidi BalhafWahidi BalhafWahidi Balhaf , or the Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf , was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate. It was also part of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia when it was known simply as Wahidi...
High Commissioners
- Sir Charles Hepburn JohnstonCharles Hepburn JohnstonSir Charles Hepburn-Johnston GCMG, KStJ was a senior British diplomat.-Biography:He was born in London, the son of Ernest Johnston and Emma Hepburn, on 11 March 1912. He was educated at Winchester College, and Balliol College, Oxford, joining the Diplomatic Service in 1936...
(18 January 1963 - 17 July 1963) - Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas Trevaskis (17 July 1963 - 21 December 1964)
- Sir Richard Gordon TurnbullRichard Turnbull (colonial governor)Richard Gordon Turnbull was a British colonial governor and the last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika from 1958–1961. Following the country's independence, he was governor-general from 9 December 1961 – 9 December 1962.-Biography:...
(21 December 1964 - 22 May 1967) - Sir Humphrey Trevelyan (22 May 1967 - 30 November 1967)
Chief Ministers
- Hassan Ali Bayumi (18 January 1963 - 24 June 1963)
- Zayn Abdu Baharun (9 July 1963 - 23 January 1965)
- Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi (7 March 1965 - 25 September 1965)
- Ali Musa al-Babakr (25 September 1965 - 30 August 1966)
- Salih al-Awadli (30 August 1966 - 30 November 1967)
Postage stamps
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s from 1963 to 1966. Most of its issues were part of the omnibus issue
Omnibus issue
In philately, an omnibus issue is an issue of stamps by several countries with a common subject and which may share a uniform design. Omnibus issues have often been made by countries under common political control or groups of colonies due to the close co-operation required to produce the issue...
s common to all the Commonwealth territories, but it did issue its own definitive stamp
Definitive stamp
A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country's stamps available for sale by the postal service for an extended period of time...
s on 1 April 1965. The set of 14 included 10 values, from 5 to 75 fils
Fils (currency)
The fils is a subdivision of currency used in many Arab countries, such as Iraq. "Fils" is the singular form in Arabic, not the plural...
, each depicting the arms of the Federation in a single color, while the top four values (100 fils, 250 fils, 500 fils, and 1 dinar
Dinar
The dinar is the official currency of several countries.The history of the dinar dates to the gold dinar, an early Islamic coin corresponding to the Byzantine denarius auri...
), featured the flag of the Federation.
The stamps referred to above are those listed in the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. A number of other stamps have also been issued and are listed in Stanley Gibbons and other widely used stamp catalogs. It is possible, or even likely, that some of the stamps of South Arabia were not issued primarily for postal use.