وزارة الخارجية الإماراتية: UAE President Confers First-Class Order of Zayed II on Ambassador of Austria
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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati politician, philanthropist, and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and served as the first president of the United Arab Emirates from its independence on 2 December 1971 until his death in 2004. He is referred in the United Arab Emi…
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politics · President of the United Arab Emirates from 1971 to 2004 · politician · poet · also Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Zayed II, Zayed 2, Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Zayd bin Sultan, Zayed II bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Born 6 May 1918 · Died 2 November 2004 · Q167846
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2026· 4 entries
VERA Files rated the claim “Filipina tennis player Alexandra Eala received an offer of a $1.6 billion contract from Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.” Fake.
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The Quint rated the claim “This photo, found in the Epstein files, authentically shows UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan flanked by two women.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “This image of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a compromising position was in the Epstein files.” Mostly false.
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2024· 1 entry
The Abu Dhabi International Airport was officially renamed Zayed International Airport in his honor
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2018· 1 entry
A year dedicated in the UAE to the celebration of Zayed's life and legacy, the Founder's Memorial was opened in Abu Dhabi
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Champions of the Earth (2005).
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2004· 1 entry
Died 2004-11-02.
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (1995).
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1991· 1 entry
Leading to long legal disputes about responsibility
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1990· 1 entry
Despite Kuwaiti displeasure and opposition
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1988· 1 entry
Purchased, for £5m, Tittenhurst Park at Sunninghill, Berkshire as his English home
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1982).
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Awarded Order of Isabella the Catholic (1982).
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Zayed financed the construction of the current dam of Ma'rib in 1984
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1976· 1 entry
Founded the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which grew to be the world's third-largest sovereign investment fund by 2020, with nearly a trillion US dollars' worth of assets under management
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1974· 1 entry
Zayed settled the outstanding border dispute with Saudi Arabia by the Treaty of Jeddah by which Saudi Arabia received the output of the Shaybah oilfield and access to the lower Persian Gulf in return for recognising the
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1971· 4 entries
Zayed oversaw the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Arab Economic Development; some of its oil riches were channeled to some forty less fortunate Islamic nations in Asia and Africa during the decades that followed
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After occasionally difficult negotiations with the other six rulers of the Trucial States, the United Arab Emirates was formed
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And was re-elected on four more occasions: 1976, 1981, 1986, and 1991
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Career landmark: President of the United Arab Emirates (1971–2004).
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1970· 1 entry
Zayed donated £50,000 to British politician Christopher Mayhew to establish an Arab Friendship Foundation
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1966· 3 entries
Who became the ruler by replacing Sheikh Shakbut and was aimed to commemorate centenary birth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed
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Career landmark: Ruler of Abu Dhabi (1966–2004).
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And served as the first president of the United Arab Emirates from its independence on 2 December 1971 until his death in 2004
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1959· 1 entry
Founded the Al Nahyaneia Model School, the first formal school in the city of Al Ain
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1958· 1 entry
And the start of oil exports in 1962, led to frustration among members of the ruling family about the lack of progress under Sheikh Shakhbut's rule
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1952· 1 entry
A small Saudi Arabian force led by Turki bin Abdullah Al-Otaishan occupied the village of Hamasa in the Buraimi Oasis (the 'Buraimi Dispute')
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1946· 1 entry
And was based in the Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain
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1918· 2 entries
Born 1918-05-06.
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And moved from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain in 1926, after the death of his father
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