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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] His eldest brother, Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, became ruler of Abu Dhabi after their uncle, Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His mother ...
Portrait of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (1840–1909) at the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum. The museum is based in the palace of the former UAE President, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004), and his family. [3] It was originally built in 1937 on the western side of the Al Ain Oasis, the largest oasis in Al Ain. Sheikh Zayed lived here ...
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1912–1922) 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 ...
The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis , the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President , Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan , to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area , including the Hafit ...
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one federal state. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022. [4]
In November 2017, then- Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan unveiled the official logo of the Year of Zayed. In December 2017, the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment announced the launching a green education platform and organizing a conference on pollution in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme. [5]
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.
The project was launched by the late president of the U.A.E., Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure that would unite the cultural diversity of the Islamic world with the historical and modern values of architecture and art. [4] In 2004, Sheikh Zayed died and was buried in the courtyard of the mosque.