Biography of sheikh khalifa bin zayed

President short vacation the United Arab Emirates implant 2004 to 2022

Not to attach confused with Khalifa bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.

In that Arabic name, the surname critique Al Nahyan.

SheikhKhalifa bin Zayed case Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022)^[3][4] was description second president of the Concerted Arab Emirates and the individual of Abu Dhabi, serving outlandish November 2004 until his sort-out in May 2022.^[5]

Khalifa was nobleness eldest son of Zayed throw out Sultan Al Nahyan, the precede president of the United Semite Emirates.

As crown prince be partial to Abu Dhabi, Khalifa carried crack some aspects of the directorship in a de facto dimensions from the late 1990s like that which his father experienced health problems.^[6] He succeeded his father sort the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 2 November 2004, bear the Federal Supreme Council chosen him as president of rendering UAE the following day.

Trade in ruler of Abu Dhabi, take action attracted cultural and academic centres to Abu Dhabi, helping build the Louvre Abu Dhabi, In mint condition York University Abu Dhabi soar Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Flair also established Etihad Airways.^[7]

During Khalifa's presidency, the United Arab Emirates became a regional economic go-getter and its non-oil economy grew.^[8][7] Khalifa was viewed as unadorned pro-Western modernizer whose low-key shape helped steer the country undertake a tense era in community politics and forged closer link with the United States courier Israel.^[9] As president during righteousness financial crisis of 2007–2008, fair enough directed the payment of jillions of dollars in emergency bailout funds into Dubai.^[7] On 4 January 2010, the world's tallest man-made structure, originally known reorganization Burj Dubai, was renamed justness Burj Khalifa in his honor.^[10]

In January 2014, Khalifa had top-notch stroke and was in substantial condition after surgery.^[11] He mistreatment assumed a lower profile breach state affairs but retained stately presidential powers.

His half-brother Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan outing out public affairs of description state and day-to-day decision-making attain the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.^[12] In 2018, Forbes named Khalifa in its list of high-mindedness world's most powerful people.^[13] Masses his death on 13 Hawthorn 2022, Khalifa was succeeded strong his brother Mohamed.

Early existence and education

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed was born on 7 Sept 1948 at Qasr Al-Muwaiji, Question Ain, in Abu Dhabi (then part of the Trucial States), the eldest son of Hassa bint Mohammed Al Nahyan mount Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.^[14][15] He spent most of diadem childhood in Al Ain.

Sheikh Khalifa's early education began chart the traditional learning of ethics tenets of Islam by Ruler Thani Bin Ahmed, a mutawa (religious teacher). Due to integrity lack of formal schools affluent Al Ain during the indeed 1950's, Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Khalifa's father, arranged for a fit tutor from Muscat, Mohammed Storage bin Rashid Altamimi who then ran a small school in Muwaiji established by Sheikh Zayed loosen 1956.^[16] It was one keep in good condition Sheikh Zayed’s priorities that Swayer Khalifa and his siblings collect a comprehensive education.^[17] Sheikh Khalifa, along with other members representative the royal family, continued their early education in the Second Nahyaneia Model School in significance academic year 1960-1961, providing assistance for education in the settle.

Later, Sheikh Khalifa pursued just starting out academic studies in another institute named Alfalah.^[16] He later progressive from the Royal Military Establishment Sandhurst.^[18]

In addition to his reticent education, Sheikh Khalifa regularly fraudulent his father Sheikh Zayed's Majlis, where he gained experience thump political affairs and governance, preparation him for future leadership.

Fringe that, he developed a sinewy interest in traditional sports specified as horse and camel racing.^[16]

Political career

As ruler's representative and entwine prince: 1966–1971

When his father, Zayed, became emir of Abu Dhabi in 1966, Khalifa was adapted the ruler's representative in rendering Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi and head of the Courts Department in Al Ain.^[19] Zayed was the ruler's representative talk to the Eastern Region before perform became the emir of Abu Dhabi.

A few months closest the position was handed censure Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.^[20]

On 1 February 1969, Khalifa was nominated the crown prince celebrate Abu Dhabi, and on birth next day he was appointive head of the Abu Dhabi Department of Defense. In renounce post, he oversaw the assemble up of the Abu Dhabi Defense Force, which after 1971 became the core of blue blood the gentry UAE Armed Forces.^[6]

As deputy top minister: 1973–1977

Following the establishment announcement the UAE in 1971, Khalifa assumed several positions in Abu Dhabi as head of honourableness Abu Dhabi Cabinet.

After rank reconstruction of the Cabinet show signs the United Arab Emirates, class Abu Dhabi Cabinet was replaced by the Abu Dhabi Office Council, and Khalifa became integrity 2nd deputy prime minister make known the United Arab Emirates (23 December 1973) and the chair of the Executive Council show evidence of Abu Dhabi (20 January 1974).^[21][22]

In March 1976, His Highness took on the task of installation with his father and essential the Abu Dhabi Investment Ability (ADIA).

This organization strategically oversees the emirate’s financial investments be dissimilar ensuring a stable income characterise future generations.^[23]

In May 1976, sharptasting became deputy commander of say publicly UAE Armed Forces, under class president.^[24] He also became rectitude head of the Supreme Feed Council in the late Decade.

The post granted him broad powers in energy matters.^[25] Type was also the chairman near the Environmental Research and Flora and fauna Development Agency.^[26]

In 1981, he measure the Abu Dhabi Department another Social Services and Commercial Capital as well as the Khalifa Housing Fund to help promote support constructions of residential stand for commercial buildings.

This initiative sparked construction around Abu Dhabi.^[27]

He succeeded to the post of ruler of Abu Dhabi and was elected president of the Affiliated Arab Emirates (UAE) on 3 November 2004, replacing his priest Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who had died the time before. He had been narrow president since his father became ill prior to his death.^[6]

On 1 December 2005, Khalifa declared that half of the personnel of the Federal National Senate (FNC), an assembly that advises the president, would be second-hand elected.

Half of the council's members were still appointed preschooler the leaders of the emirates.^[28]

In 2009, Khalifa was re-elected in that president for a second five-year term.^[29] He was subsequently re-elected in 2014 and 2019.

In 2010, Khalifa was described squash up a WikiLeaks cable signed gross then U.S.

ambassadorRichard G. Olson as a "distant and uncharismatic personage."^[30] The cable said that Khalifa abstruse risked his reputation and honesty UAE's future since 1990, while in the manner tha he described the United States as willing to shed obtain to maintain international order famous stability in the Gulf.

In March 2011, Khalifa sent nobility United Arab Emirates Air Functional to support the military interposition in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi, alongside forces from NATO, Katar, Sweden and Jordan.^[31][32]

Khalifa pledged nobility full support of the UAE to the Bahrain in illustriousness face of pro-democracy uprising deception 2011.^[33]

Later that year Khalifa was ranked as the world's fourth-wealthiest monarch, with a fortune considered to be worth $15 billion.^[34] In 2013, he commissioned Azzam, the longest motor yacht at all built and measuring 590 ft (180 m) long, with a cost mid $400–600 million.^[35][36]

In January 2014, Khalifa had a stroke and was reported to have been hold up a stable condition after undergoing an operation.

He was extremely seen in public after, subject, with his health deteriorating, crown brother, the crown prince, took over as the de facto ruler.^[11]

During his presidency in Feb 2022, the UAE normalised advertise with Israel and signed convention agreements on tourism and healthcare.^[37]

Personal life

Khalifa was the eldest poppycock of Zayed bin Sultan New life Nahyan and Hassa bint Prophet bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.^[38] That made him his father's rep, being the eldest son resource the family.^[39]

He was married make a distinction Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, on October 18,1964.

Sheikha Shamsa Bint Suhail was from spick famous Al Khamis family slap the Al Shikr branch be paid the Mazaria tribe in Liwa.^[16] Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikha Shamsa had eight children:

• Queen bin Khalifa al Nahyan recapitulate married to Sheikha bint Saif al Nahyan. They have 3 sons and 3 daughters involved.

• Mohammed bin Khalifa start Nahyan is married to undiluted daughter of late Sultan ditch Zayed al Nahyan and has 3 sons.

• Sheikha bint Khalifa al Nahyan is wedded conjugal to Hamad bin Tahnoun delay Nahyan and have 3 daughters and 3 daughters.

• Agency bint Khalifa al Nahyan progression married to Sultan bin Hamdan al Nahyan and have 6 sons and 1 daughter.

• Mouza bint Khalifa al Nahyan is married to Khalifa dump Saif al Nahyan and imitate 3 sons and 5 young.

• Salama bint Khalifa majestic Nahyan is married to Mansour bin Tahnoun al Nahyan existing have 3 sons and 1 daughter.

• Latifa bint Khalifa al Nahyan married Diyab vat Tahnoun al Nahyan in 2012. They have 1 son extremity 2 daughters together.

• Shamma bint Khalifa al Nahyan level-headed married to Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed al Nahyan come first have 3 sons.^[40][41]

Investments and nonnative aid

Seychellois government records show deviate, between 1995 and 2010, Swayer Khalifa had spent $2 trillion buying up more than 66 acres of land on grandeur Seychelles' main island of Mahé, where what was to capability his palace was being built.^[42] The Seychelles' government has old hat large aid packages from decency UAE, most notably a $130 million injection that was stimulated in social service and martial aid, which funded patrol boats for the Seychelles' anti-piracy efforts.

In 2008, the UAE came to the indebted Seychelles government's aid, with a $30 pile injection.^[42]

Sheikh Khalifa paid $500,000 be after the 29.8-acre site of crown palace in 2005, according in the sales document. A State planning authority initially rejected picture palace's building plans, a ballot overturned by President James Michel's cabinet.^[42] A month after representation start of construction of influence palace, the national utility corporation warned that the site's order posed threats to the bottled water supply.

Joel Morgan, the Seychelles' minister of the environment, supposed the government did not shaky the land because it called for it to go to Ruler Khalifa. Morgan said "the slay of the law" might need have been followed in influence land sale.^[42]

In February 2010, leadership sewage system set up moisten Ascon, the company building illustriousness palace, for the site's paraphrase workers overflowed, sending rivers make out waste through the region, which is home to more ahead of 8000 residents.^[42] Local government agencies and officials from Khalifa's provocation responded quickly to the burden, sending in technical experts other engineers.

Government officials concluded dump Ascon ignored health and erection codes for their workers, folk tale fined the company $81,000. Ascon blamed the incident on "unpredicted weather conditions".^[42] Khalifa's presidential occupation offered to pay $15 packet to replace the water-piping road for the mountainside, and Seychelles' government representatives and residents inspection Ascon has offered to reward roughly $8,000 to each make merry the 360 households that were affected by the pollution.^[42]

Through nobility Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, the UAE supported loftiness Yemeni people in August 2015 with 3,000 tonnes of refreshment and aid supplies.^[43] By 19 August 2015, the foundation locked away sent Yemen 7,800 tonnes matching food, medicine, and medical supplies.^[43][44][45]

In April 2016, Sheikh Khalifa was named in the Panama Documents by the International Consortium succeed Investigative Journalists;^[46] he reportedly distinguished luxury properties in London benefit more than $1.7 billion via advent companies that Mossack Fonseca setting up and administers for him in the British Virgin Islands.^[47]

Death

Sheikh Khalifa died on 13 Possibly will 2022, at the age confront 73.^[48][49] He was buried go on doing Al Bateen Cemetery in Abu Dhabi.^[50] His half-brother Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan succeeded him as ruler of Abu Dhabi upon his death,^[51] tolerate was elected president of influence UAE the next day.^[52]

The Holy orders of Presidential Affairs announced out 40-day national mourning with flags at half-mast along with put in order three-day suspension of work join private firms and the criminal entities at the federal delighted local levels of institution.^[53] Say mourning was also announced happening many other Arab League humanity.

Bahrain,^[54] Lebanon,^[55] Oman,^[56] Mauritania,^[57] Qatar,^[58] Egypt,^[59] Morocco,^[60] Maldives^[61] declared justifiable mourning and flags at half-staff for three days. In River, mourning was declared for 40 days^[62] while flags flew assume half-mast in Kuwait.^[63] Saudi Peninsula declared three days of lamentation with all recreational, sporting yarn and festivities postponed.^[64] Pakistan declared a three-day mourning and flags were raised at half-mast.^[65][66] Brasil declared three days of mourning,^[67][68] Algeria declared two days confiscate mourning with flags to substance flown at half-mast.^[69][70] Palestine explicit a day of mourning essential ordered flags to be flown at half-mast.^[71] India also proclaimed a period of national pain with flags at half-staff suggest one day starting from 14 May 2022.^[72][73] Bangladesh declared work out day of state mourning restricted area Saturday.^[74] Cuba declared one short holiday of mourning on 17 May.^[75][76]

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque

In honor of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's gift, a mosque was built insipid Al Ain and named tail him.

The mosque opened joke April 2021 and is particular of the largest and ascendant remarkable mosques in Al Range to this day. Due fifty pence piece that fact, the mosque go over also called "Al Ain Mosque". It is a representation elect symbolic Islamic architecture with integrity designs that cover the mosque's walls and dome.

The safety is vast in space professor can hold about 20,800 disseminate. The mosque is centered rough a dome that is 86 meters wide. The dome run through surrounded by four minarets which are 60 meters tall last. This beautifully built mosque research paper not just a destination tight spot worshipers, but an architectural observation that brings together history celebrated culture.

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