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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 bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) [3] [4] was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from November 2004 until his death in May 2022. [5]
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 Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1881 – d. 1922
(death by natural causes) Son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and second President of the United Arab Emirates: ... Khalifa bin Zayed (15) r. 2004-2022 President (2) r ...
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 ...
Formerly, the biggest mosque in use in the city was that of Shaikhah Salamah, [11] mother of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the father of Sheikh Khalifa. [ 12 ] Nearby, a 1000-year-old mosque dated to the Islamic Golden Age , besides other remains relevant to the region's history , was unearthed in September 2018.
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]
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.