Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirate President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan died at the age of 73 on Friday, state media said, after struggling against disease for several years.
The President of the Oil -rich Gulf State, who is rarely seen in public, is likely to be replaced by his stepbrother, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed, who has been seen as the ruler of De Facto UAE.
The Ministry of Affairs of the President has lamented the UAE, Arabic and Islamic countries and the world of the death of His Majesty Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan,” said Wam Tweeted news agency.
The ministry announced a 40 -day mourning, with a flag on half the pole from Friday and the work was suspended in the public and private sector for the first three days.
Sheikh Khalifa took over as the second president of the UAE in November 2004, replacing his father as the 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi, who was the richest of the seven Federation Emirates.
He has rarely been seen in public since 2014, when he underwent surgery after a stroke, even though he continued to issue a decision. The cause of death is not immediately released.
UAE, a former British Protectorate, which was founded in 1971, has switched from a desert post to a state that is booming in its brief history, driven by its oil wealth and an increase in Dubai as a center of trade and finance.
The second largest economy in the Arab world behind Saudi Arabia has also begun to have increased political influence, filling space caused by traditional forces such as Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
The country with a population of 10 million also joined a military campaign in Libya and Yemen and violated the ranking of the many Arab worlds to build relations with Israel in 2020.
Sheikh Khalifa bearded has cut off a weak figure in his occasional public appearance, while bin Zayed Mohammed hosted world leaders and led diplomatic robbery abroad.
The Emirates has lost his son and leader from the ’empowerment stage’ and the guardian of his blessed journey,” Mohammed bin Zayed Tweed on Friday.
Attitudes, achievements, wisdom, generosity, and initiative are in every corner of the nation … Khalifa bin Zayed, my brother … may God forgive you and give you access to heaven.”
Chairman of the Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan also tweeted uniting the death of the President of the UAE, who stated that Sheikh Khalifa always kept good relations with Kerala.
It is very sad by the death of a glorious President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who always maintains good relations with Kerala. He is a visionary leader who plays an important role in modernizing Emirates. His contribution will be remembered forever,” Tweeted Mr. Vijayan.
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan died in 73
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan. (Submit)
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirate President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan died at the age of 73 on Friday, state media said, after struggling against disease for several years.
The President of the Oil -rich Gulf State, who is rarely seen in public, is likely to be replaced by his stepbrother, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed, who has been seen as the ruler of De Facto UAE.
The Ministry of Affairs of the President has lamented the UAE, Arabic and Islamic countries and the world of the death of His Majesty Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan,” said Wam Tweeted news agency.
The ministry announced a 40 -day mourning, with a flag on half the pole from Friday and the work was suspended in the public and private sector for the first three days.
Sheikh Khalifa took over as the second president of the UAE in November 2004, replacing his father as the 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi, who was the richest of the seven Federation Emirates.
He has rarely been seen in public since 2014, when he underwent surgery after a stroke, even though he continued to issue a decision. The cause of death is not immediately released.
UAE, a former British Protectorate, which was founded in 1971, has switched from a desert post to a state that is booming in its brief history, driven by its oil wealth and an increase in Dubai as a center of trade and finance.
The second largest economy in the Arab world behind Saudi Arabia has also begun to have increased political influence, filling space caused by traditional forces such as Egypt, Iraq and Syria.
The country with a population of 10 million also joined a military campaign in Libya and Yemen and violated the ranking of the many Arab worlds to build relations with Israel in 2020.
Sheikh Khalifa bearded has cut off a weak figure in his occasional public appearance, while bin Zayed Mohammed hosted world leaders and led diplomatic robbery abroad.The Emirates has lost his son and leader from the ’empowerment stage’ and the guardian of his blessed journey,” Mohammed bin Zayed Tweed on Friday.
Attitudes, achievements, wisdom, generosity, and initiative are in every corner of the nation … Khalifa bin Zayed, my brother … may God forgive you and give you access to heaven.”
Chairman of the Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan also tweeted uniting the death of the President of the UAE, who stated that Sheikh Khalifa always kept good relations with Kerala.
It is very sad by the death of a glorious President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who always maintains good relations with Kerala. He is a visionary leader who plays an important role in modernizing Emirates. His contribution will be remembered forever,” Tweeted Mr. Vijayan.
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Sheikh Khalifa, who did not have formal higher education, led the UAE when Dubai appeared as the center of tourism and trade and Abu Dhabi pumps oil as the main OPEC player.
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He came to save Dubai when hit by a global financial crisis in 2009, expanding the multi-billion dollar lifeline to a debt-laden Emirates.