Father Sultan Bin Zayed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

He is the son of khalifa bin zayed ruler of abu dhabi and the president of the united arab emirates uae.

Father sultan bin zayed bin khalifa al nahyan. He is a graduate of the royal military academy sandhurst. After being elected as the president sheikh khalifa launched his first strategic plan for the government of the uae to achieve balanced and sustainable development in order to ensure the prosperity of uae nationals. Sheikh khalifa bin zayed bin sultan al nahyan president of the united arab emirates and emir of abu dhabi is one of the world s wealthiest men. He holds a bachelor s degree in political and administrative sciences which he received from emirates university.

Sheikh khalifa built a seven story mountain top palace in the seychelles while pledging more than 130 million in aid to the island nation. His father was the ruler of abu dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. Khalifa was born on 7 september 1948 at qasr al muwaiji al ain in abu dhabi then part of the trucial states the eldest son of zayed bin sultan al nahyan the emir of abu dhabi and hassa bint mohammed bin khalifa al nahyan. He succeeded his father the late sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan who served as the uae s president from 1971 to 2004.

Following the example and vision of the late sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan to empower his people to greatness his son the president of the uae h h sheikh khalifa bin zayed al nahyan and the rulers of the emirates have ensured that strong government support and funding is available to emiratis to tap into and ignite their start up projects. He also graduated from zayed bin sultan military college in al ain in march 1988. In honour of our late founding father of the uae hh sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan 2018 has been announced as the year of zayed as to commemorate the achievements of the creator of the uae. Zayed was the youngest of four sons of sheikh sultan bin khalifa al nahyan.

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. When his father zayed became emir of abu dhabi in 1966. 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. Below is the profile of the nahyan family tree.

Early life and education. He succeeded the throne of emir of abu dhabi post the decision made at the royal meeting. Family and early life. Khalifa bin zayed al nahyan family profile.

Sultan was born in al ain in 1965.