BREAKING: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, #UAE President Is Dead

BREAKING: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, #UAE President Is Dead—-The Genius Media Nigeria reports that The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Friday.

TGM gathered that he died at the age of 73.

“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced that there will be 40 days of official mourning with flags at half mast and three days closure of ministries and official entities at the federal and local levels and the private sector,” the agency wrote on Twitter.

Khalifa bin Zayed is the eldest son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding leader of the UAE. As the 16th emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE, he has been the leader of the country since 2004 when he was first elected president – the second in the UAE’s history. He has served in that capacity for over 17 years.

During his time in charge, Khalifa bin Zayed has helped transform the UAE into a thriving regional power and a major business and technology hub. It was also under his administration that the UAE normalized ties with Israel in the historic Abraham Accords.

However, in 2014, he suffered a stroke and, while stable, most authority was given over to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his half-brother.

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Biography

He was born in 1948 and was the eldest son of Sheikh Zayed. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the second President of the United Arab Emirates. He was also the 16th Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

He restructured the Federal Government of the UAE and the government of Abu Dhabi in many ways after becoming the president.

During his reign, the United Arab Emirates emerged as the most luxury country and development was accelerated in all states of the UAE. He boosted the development of the oil and gas sector in the country.

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