Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years (6 August 1966[1] – 2 November 2004).
He was the main builder of the United Arab Emirates. He was the Union's first Raʾīs (President), a post which he held for almost 33 years (1971 until his death in 2004).[2][3] He is known as the "Father of the Nation".[4]
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Sheikh Zayed next to his son Sheikh Khalifa
Sheikh Zayed salutes Tunisian crowd during his visit to Kairouan City in the mid-70s
References
- ↑ Hamad Ali Al Hosani. The Political Thought of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (3 November 2004). "Zayed bin Sultan, Gulf Leader and Statesman, Dies". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/03/international/middleeast/03zayed.html. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Killgore, Andrew I.. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004). Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (March 2005). p. 41. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Remembering Sheikh Zayed, the father of the nation". Khaleej Times. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/remembering-sheikh-zayed-the-father-of-the-nation. Retrieved 2018-11-04.