The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced the start of official mourning for a period of 40 days, starting today, to mark the death of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the second President of the United Arab Emirates and 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi, has passed away at age 73 on Friday. (13th May 2022)
Sheikh Nahyan, whose full name is Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa bin Shakhbout bin Theyab bin Issa bin Nahyan bin Falah bin Yas, is survived by his wife Sheikha Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei. He has eight children.
The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced the start of official mourning for a period of 40 days, starting today, and flags will fly at half-mast.
Work has been suspended at ministries, departments, federal and local institutions, and the private sector for three days, the state-run news agency, Wam, reported.
تنعى وزارة شؤون الرئاسة إلى شعب دولة #الإمارات والأمتين العربية والإسلامية والعالم أجمع قائد الوطن وراعي مسيرته صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس الدولة الذي انتقل إلى جوار ربه راضياً مرضياً اليوم الجمعة 13 مايو
— UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) May 13, 2022
تنعى وزارة شؤون الرئاسة إلى شعب دولة #الإمارات والأمتين العربية والإسلامية والعالم أجمع قائد الوطن وراعي مسيرته صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس الدولة الذي انتقل إلى جوار ربه راضياً مرضياً اليوم الجمعة 13 مايو
— UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) May 13, 2022
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed assumed the office of president in 2004 after his father, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, passed away. Sheikh Nahyan was elected in 2009 to a second five-year term.
Before becoming president, Sheikh Khalifa had been named deputy commander of the UAE Armed Forces in May 1976.
Sheikh Khalifa also became the head of the Supreme Petroleum Council in the late 1980s. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency.
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