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Sheikh Mohamed is the third son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was the first president of the UAE and the 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi. [6] [7] MBZ became the crown prince of Abu Dhabi in November 2004, following the death of his father and his brother, Sheikh Khalifa became the second president of the UAE and the ruler of Abu Dhabi. [8]
The Maktoum (branch of the House of Al Falasi) are the ruling family of Dubai. The Al Qasimi (also spelled Al Qassimi) families rule two of the seven emirates: Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. The Al Nuaimi are the ruling family of Ajman. The Al Mualla are the ruling family of Umm Al Quwain. The Al Sharqi are the ruling family of Fujairah.
The United Arab Emirates [b] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares land borders with Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
New York University, Abu Dhabi: Police College Abu Dhabi Rabdan Academy: Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates University: Zayed II Military College Zayed University, Abu Dhabi Campus Ajman University: City University College of Ajman: Gulf Medical University: Western University College ...
Al Ain ( Arabic: ٱلْعَيْن, al-ʿayn, literally, the spring) [ 4] is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region The city is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al Ain is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the fourth-largest city (after ...
On 3 February 2019, Pope Francis landed in Abu Dhabi [3] and was greeted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and then Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar University, which serves as the lead source for Sunni Islam education and Chairman of the Muslim Council ...
The Emirate of Ajman is a monarchy, ruled by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III since succeeding his father in 1981. [ 26 ][ 41 ][ 42 ] The Crown Prince of Ajman is Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. [ 26 ][ 43 ] The emirate has been ruled by members of the Al Nuaimi family (or tribe) since 1810. [ 26 ][ 44 ] It contributes four senators ...
In June 2022, Sheikh Khaled launched the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy, which includes plans to expand the emirate’s industrial sector to AED 172 billion, create 13,600 jobs, and increase Abu Dhabi’s non-oil exports by 143%, by 2031. [29] He is the patron of Abu Dhabi Finance Week, a role he assumed in October 2022. [30]