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Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1955 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the Al Nahyan family who previously served as the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
O Xeque Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan (em árabe: الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان), (6 de maio de 1918 – 2 de novembro de 2004) foi o principal arquiteto dos sete Emirados Árabes Unidos, era o governante de Abu Dhabi e foi presidente da união de emirados durante mais de 30 anos (1971–2004).
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Zayed was the youngest of four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. His father was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. Zayed was the youngest of his four brothers. 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 Sala...
Zayed was appointed the governor of the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi in 1946, and was based in the Muwaiji fort in Al Ain. At this time, the area was poor and prone to outbreaks of disease. When parties from Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) began exploring for oil in the area, Zayed assisted them.[page needed] In 1952, a small Saudi Arabian for...
Sheikh Zayed was determined to unite the Emirates into federation. His calls for cooperation extended across the Persian Gulf to Iran. He advocated dialogue as the means to settle the row with Tehran over three strategic Persian Gulf islands which Iran seized from the (future) UAE Emirate of Sharjah in 1971. The islands remain in Iranian hands, des...
At the time the British withdrew from the Persian Gulf in 1971, Zayed oversaw the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Arab Economic Development; some of its oil riches were channeled to some forty less fortunate Islamic nations in Asia and Africa during the decades that followed.[page needed] Using the country's enormous oil revenues, Zayed bui...
Controversy over the opinions of the Zayed Centre caused the Harvard Divinity School to return Sheikh Zayed's $2.5 million gift to the institution in 2000 as "tainted money." Former United States president Jimmy Carteraccepted the Zayed International Prize for the Environment in 2001. The award included a monetary prize of $500,000 from the Zayed C...
On 2 November 2004, Zayed died at the age of 86. He had been suffering from diabetes and kidney problems. He was buried in the courtyard of the new Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. His eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,took an increasing role in government beginning in the 1980s. Directly after his father's death, he became the Ruler of Abu ...
Shaikh Zayed University, located in Khost, southeastern Afghanistan. It was built with the aid of Sheikh Zayed.Sheikh Zayed City in Greater Cairo, GizaProvince, Egypt, built depending on a donation from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, on directions of Sheikh Zayed.The Zayed International Prize for the Environment and Zayed Future Energy Prizeare named in his honour.Media related to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyanat Wikimedia CommonsKnown as the Father of the Nation for his role in forming the United Arab Emirates, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first President of the UAE. He served in this position since the formation of the UAE on 2 December 1971 until he passed away in 2004.
20 de mai. de 2024 · Known as the Father of the Nation for his role in forming the United Arab Emirates, the late H. H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first President of the UAE. He served this position since the formation of the UAE on 2 December 1971 until he passed away in 2004.
The story of Abu Dhabi’s transformation from a sparsely populated coastal emirate in the Arabian Gulf into a thriving, multicultural, globally renowned hub, owes a debt of gratitude to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his ability to bring disparate tribes and people together to achieve progress.
O Xeque Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan , foi o principal arquiteto dos sete Emirados Árabes Unidos, era o governante de Abu Dhabi e foi presidente da união de emirados durante mais de 30 anos (1971–2004).
