Father Of The Nation Uae

Former ruler of abu dhabi and founding president of the uae 1918 2004 known as the father of the nation for his role in forming the united arab emirates the late h.

Father of the nation uae. Sheikh zayed died in 2004 in his late eighties leaving behind a legacy as the father of the nation. He served this position since the formation of the uae on 2 december 1971 until he passed away in 2004. Sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan was the first president of the uae. He strived from scratch and built a.

Sheikh zayed has left a rich legacy which is visible in the modern and stable country the uae is. Portrait of a nation. The united arab emirates uae is a federation of seven states that has grown from a quiet backwater to one of the middle east s most important economic centres. الإمارات al ʾimārāt is a sovereign state in western asia at the northeast end of the arabian peninsula in the south of the persian gulf bordering oman to the east and saudi arabia to the south.

He was succeeded as the uae s president and as ruler of abu dhabi by his eldest son his highness sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan in 2004. The father of the nation is an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of his her country state or nation. The forward thinking farmer repaying sheikh zayed s gift hamed al hamed has turned a plot of land donated by the uae s founding father into the country s first hydroponic farm. Both emiratis and expatriates in the uae looked up to him as a father figure.

Ramesh g jethwani india. The federation of seven unitary states that form the uae are lucky indeed to be blessed with a selfless soul such as the founding father of the nation. الإمارات العربية المتحدة al ʾimārāt al ʿarabīyah al muttaḥidah sometimes simply called the emirates arabic. The national is the middle east s leading english language news service bringing you the latest news opinion and features from the region and internationally.