Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2004
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Ash-Shaykh Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 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]
[5] Retrieved 21 March 2018.
References change
- ↑ Hamad Ali Al Hosani. "The Political Thought of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan" (PhD Thesis). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (3 November 2004). "Zayed bin Sultan, Gulf Leader and Statesman, Dies". New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Killgore, Andrew I. (March 2005). "Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004)". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Remembering Sheikh Zayed, the father of the nation". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ↑ Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi
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