His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

The president his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan has condoled the death of his brother sheikh sultan bin zayed al nahyan the president s representative who passed away on monday.

His highness sheikh zayed bin sultan bin khalifa al nahyan. At the time of sheikh zayed s birth the emirate was poor and undeveloped with an economy based primarily on fishing and pearl diving and on simple agriculture in scattered oases inland. Welcome to the official site of h h. The early life of sheikh zayed. Zayed was the youngest of his four brothers.

His highness sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan was born into the ruling family of the emirates of abu dhabi. This web site details the official and personal activities carried out by his highness as well as the socio economic events sponsored by his highness. Sheikh sultan bin khalifa bin zayed al nahyan advisor to the u a e. Family and early life.

The year of zayed will highlight the role of the late leader in establishing the uae and his local regional and international achievements. He is a graduate of the royal military academy sandhurst. His eldest brother sheikh shakhbut bin sultan al nahyan became ruler of abu dhabi after their uncle saqr bin zayed al nahyan his mother was sheikha salama bint butti. Zayed was the youngest of four sons of sheikh sultan bin khalifa al nahyan.

Grandson of the president of the united arab emirates sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan his highness sheikh zayed has an innate sense of duty towards enhancing the civic life of his country. He is the sixteenth ruler of the emirate of abu dhabi which is the largest of the seven emirates constituting the federation. Sheikh khalifa declared 2018 the year of zayed to mark the 100th birth anniversary of sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan the founding president of the uae. When his father zayed became emir of abu dhabi in 1966.

His father was the ruler of abu dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. Khalifa was born on 7 september 1948 at qasr al muwaiji al ain in abu dhabi then part of the trucial states the eldest son of zayed bin sultan al nahyan the emir of abu dhabi and hassa bint mohammed bin khalifa al nahyan. His highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan is the second president of the united arab emirates which was established as a federation on the 2nd of december 1971. Through a number of diverse initiatives he strives to support emerging creative voices and to enrich the cultural life of the uae.