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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]
As a result of Sheikh Khalifa's ill health, [53] Mohamed became the de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi in January 2014 and was responsible for welcoming foreign dignitaries in the capital district of the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi. [54] [55] [56] On 13 May 2022, he became the ruler of Abu Dhabi, following the death of his brother ...
Sheikh Isa bin Khalid al-Falahi Usurper Sep 1845 – Dec 1845 Sheikh Dhiyab II bin Isa al-Falahi Usurper Dec 1845 – 1855 Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan: 1855–1909 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 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 ...
He died on November 28, 2012 [3] in Abu Dhabi at the age of 83 and his body was buried at the Al Bateen Cemetery in Abu Dhabi after a long mourning. His body was kept at Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Mosque for the funeral which was attended by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
They have ruled Abu Dhabi since 1793, and previously ruled Liwa. Five of the rulers were overthrown and eight were killed in coups between 1793 and 1966; many were brothers. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Al Nahyan family control multiple sovereign wealth funds including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala Investment Company that have an estimated ...
Nasser bin Zayed's son, Ahmed bin Nasser, attended Abu Dhabi Police College from which he graduated in 2010. [6] Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008. [3] [7] [8] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen. [9]
Two of his sons, Shakbut and Zayed, ruled Abu Dhabi for seventy six years (from 1928 to 2004). [3] Sultan killed his brother Hamdan in 1922 to rule Abu Dhabi, but was himself toppled and killed by another brother, Saqr, in 1926. [4]