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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a pro-Western moderniser who had aligned the Gulf Arab state closer to the United States and its allies, died on Friday. The ...
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died on Friday at the age of 73. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Sheikh Khalifa died on 13 May 2022, at the age of 73. [48] [49] He was buried at Al Bateen Cemetery in Abu Dhabi. [50] His half-brother Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan succeeded him as ruler of Abu Dhabi upon his death, [51] and was elected president of the UAE the next day. [52]
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one federal state. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022. [4]
Sheikh Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1909–1912) Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1912–1922) Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1922–1926) Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1926–1928) Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1928–1966) Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1966–2004), founder of the United Arab Emirates; Sheikh Khalifa bin ...
Sheikh Zayed I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan: b. 1840 – d. 1909 May 1909 – October 1912 Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1857 – d. 1912 October 1912 – 22 August 1922 Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1881 – d. 1922 22 August 1922 – 4 August 1926 Sheikh Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1881 – d. 1926 4 August 1926 – 1 January 1928
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It is noted as the birthplace of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the U.A.E. (2004–2022), and where his father and predecessor, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was based during his tenure as the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate. [3] [4] [5]