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Zayed was the youngest of four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. [2] [3] His father was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926.Zayed was the youngest of his four brothers. [2]
Sheikh Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1881 – d. 1926 4 August 1926 – 1 January 1928 Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1887 – d. 1928 1 January 1928 – 6 August 1966 Sheikh Shakhbut II bin Sultan Al Nahyan: b. 1905 – d. 1989 6 August 1966 – 2 November 2004 Sheikh Zayed II bin Sultan Al Nahyan: b. 1918 – d. 2004.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: شخبوط بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1 June 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966. On 6 August 1966, Shakhbut was deposed by members of his family with assistance from Britain in a bloodless coup.
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 Zayed Al Nahyan (2004–2022), President of UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is a mosque located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. [1] It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers.
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ سُلْطَان بْن زَایِد بْن خَلِیْفَة آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Sulṭān bin Zāyid bin Ḵalīfa Āl Nahyān) was the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926.
Zayed II Military College or Zayed the Second Military College (Arabic: كلية زايد الثاني العسكرية) is an Emirati military college and the principle military academy and officer training institution in the United Arab Emirates Army based in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
The Order of Zayed (Arabic: وسام زايد) is the United Arab Emirates' highest civil decoration named after the first president of the UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. [ 2 ] The Order is a necklace made of pure gold , featuring an elaborate design that reflects luxury and appreciation.