“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourn the folk of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic countries, and the entire global. The chief of the country and the consumer of its march, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, kicked the bucket to the Lord’s facet lately, Friday, Would possibly 13,” WAM stated.
“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs pronounces an reputable mourning and flags to be flown at half-mast for the past due His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, might God have mercy on him, for a duration of 40 days, beginning lately, and postponing paintings in ministries, departments, federal and native establishments, and the non-public sector for three days, beginning lately (Friday),” WAM stated in a tweet.
Sheikh Khalifa’s position have been in large part ceremonial since he suffered a stroke and underwent surgical treatment in 2014. His brother and Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, has been broadly noticed because the de-facto chief of the UAE, dealing with daily affairs for the Gulf state.
Sheikh Khalifa was once appointed as the second one president of the UAE in 2004, succeeding his father and founding father of the country, Sheikh Zayed al Nahyan.
Born in 1948 within the Japanese Area of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa was once the eldest son of Sheikh Zayed. Previous to his position as president, he was once crown prince of Abu Dhabi and headed Abu Dhabi’s Perfect Petroleum Council, which drafts oil coverage.
As president he headed some of the biggest funding price range on the earth, the Abu Dhabi Funding Authority, managing masses of billions of greenbacks in belongings.
Probably the most global’s tallest structures, the Burj Khalifa, took on his identify after the UAE govt bailed Dubai out of its debt, and as a sports activities fan he supported the purchase of English Premier League football membership Manchester Town.
