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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73 - Biography, Age, Parents, About Life.

16 May 2022 By Know Muslim


United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, Emirati state news agency WAM reported. He was 73.

Sheikh Khalifa had rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2014, with his brother, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (known as MBZ) seen as the de facto ruler and the decision-maker of major foreign policy decisions, such as joining a Saudi-led war in Yemen and leading an restriction on neighbouring Qatar in recent years.

Sheikh Khalifa – Biography:

He was the President of the United Arab Emirates, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, and the supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces from 2004 to 2022. He was also the Chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council from the late 1980s.

PARENTS: Sheikh Khalifa’s birthdate is 7 September 1948 and his birthplace is Al Ain, Trucial States. He was 73 years old. His real name is Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His father’s name is Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his mother’s name is Hassa bint Mohammed Al Nahyan.

SIBLINGS AND MARRIAGE: His sibling’s names are Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abdullah Bin Zayad AL Nahyan, Omar, Sultan, Hamdan, Nahyan, Hazza, Saif, Hamed, Issa, Saeed, Naseer, Falah, Ahmed, Dhiab, Afra Bint, Shamma Bint, Al Yazia, Wadeema and Khalid Bin Zayad AL Nahyan. His marital status is married. His wife’s name is Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei. He also has 8 children and their names are Sultan, Mohammed, Shamma, Salama, Osha, Sheikha, Lateefa, and Mouza.

EDUCATION: He completed his school education at a private school and also completed his college education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

The Burj Khalifa - Izkiz

On 4 January 2010, the world’s tallest man-made structure, originally known as Burj Dubai, was renamed the Burj Khalifa in his honor, after Abu Dhabi gave Dubai $10 billion to help pay off debts. In 2018, Forbes named Khalifa on its list of the world’s most powerful people. He also became the head of the Supreme Petroleum Council in the late 1980s.

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