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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 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. Sheikh Mohammad bin ...
In April 2009, Sheikh Issa bin Zayed, a member of the Al Nahyan royal family, was subject to a controversy where he was allegedly shown to be torturing a man. [ 11 ] In 2017, several Emirati princesses from the Al Nahyan family were found guilty in a Belgium court over the inhumane treatment of servants, an incident that occurred between 2007 ...
The following charts below are the family trees of the rulers of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates from the 18th century to present day. The House of Nahyan rules Abu Dhabi, [1] the House of Maktoum rules Dubai, [2] the House of Qasimi rules Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, the House of Sharqi rules Fujairah, the House of Mualla rules Umm Al Quwain, and the House of Nuaimi rules Ajman.
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-era 'beehive' tombs near Mezyad. [4] The museum was inaugurated by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, on 2 November 1971. [5]
Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source: Vahid Salem—AP) E veryone wants a piece of the enigmatic United Arab Emirates royal Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan. As the steward of a $1.5 ...
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]