Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Family

About his highness the crown prince of abu dhabi.

Sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan family. Mohammed bin zayed al nahyan was born on 11 march 1961. Crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the uae armed forces he is the third son of zayed bin sultan al nahyan the first president of the united arab emirates and and the brother of his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan president of the uae. He had six wives and twenty nine children including sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan and was the son of sheikha salma bint butti and abu dhabi ruler sheikh sultan bin zayed bin khalifah al nahyan. Zayed was the youngest of four sons of sheikh sultan bin khalifa al nahyan.

The biography of sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan born round about may 6th 1918 in al hosn fort he was the 4th and youngest son of sultan bin zayad bin khalifa al nahyan. Born around 1918 in abu dhabi sheikh zayed was the youngest of the four sons of his highness sheikh sultan bin zayed al nahyan ruler of abu dhabi from 1922 to 1926. Khalifa bin zayed al nahyan family profile. Family and early life.

Zayed was the youngest of sheikh sultan s four sons. Khalifa bin zayed al nahyan is the ruler of abu dhabi and was elected as the new president of the united arab emirates in the year 2004. The al nahyan clan has. The house of nahyan are one of the six ruling families of the united arab emirates and are based in the capital abu dhabi united arab emirates al nahyan is a branch of the house of al falahi āl bū falāḥ a branch of the bani yas tribe and are related to the house of al falasi and also related to bani yas house of al yassi.

His eldest brother sheikh shakhbut bin sultan al nahyan became ruler of abu dhabi after their uncle saqr bin zayed al nahyan his mother was sheikha salama bint butti. The exact date of his birth is a mystery but he was named after a grandfather who had ruled abu dhabi for 54 years. He succeeded the throne of emir of abu dhabi post the decision made at the royal meeting. Zayad s father was know for his courage honour and the abilty to bring peice aswell as his love for poetry and architecture.

The president his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan has condoled the death of his brother sheikh sultan bin zayed al nahyan the president s representative who passed away on monday. At the time of sheikh zayed s birth the emirate was poor and undeveloped with an economy based primarily on fishing and pearl diving and on simple agriculture in scattered oases inland. His father was the ruler of abu dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. He took over the reigns from his father zayed bin sultan al nahyan.