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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:  خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from 2004 to 2022.As crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa carried out some aspects of the presidency in a de facto capacity from the late 1990s when his father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan faced health problems. When Zayed on 2 November 2004, Khalifa succeeded his father as ruler of Dubai, and the Federal Supreme Council elected him as president of the UAE the following day. As ruler of Abu Dhabi, he attracted cultural and academic centers to Abu Dhabi, helping establish the Louvre Abu Dhabi, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received more than 5,003,704 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the 1,238th most popular politician (up from 1,289th in 2019), the most popular biography from United Arab Emirates (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Emirati Politician.

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is most famous for being the president of the United Arab Emirates.

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The Guardian
UAE ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
Ministry of Presidential Affairs announces 40-day mourning period for ruler who succeeded father in 2004The United Arab Emirates’ long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died aged 73, the government’s state-run news agency has announcedKhal…
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calendar Friday, May 13, 2022
Al Jazeera English
President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies: UAE media
United Arab Emirates president dies at the age of 73, Emirati state news agency WAM reports.
person Al Jazeera
calendar Friday, May 13, 2022
CNN
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said.
person Mostafa Salem
calendar Friday, May 13, 2022
Independent
UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies aged 73
The Emirates have called for 40 days of mourning
person Emily Atkinson
calendar Friday, May 13, 2022

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ranks 1,238 out of 15,710. Before him are Herod Agrippa, Paul Bocuse, Dmitry Medvedev, Carus, Masinissa, and Marie François Sadi Carnot. After him are Cyrus I, Bolesław I the Brave, János Kádár, Anthemius, Xerxes II of Persia, and Chulalongkorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ranks 17. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre, Hassan Rouhani, John R. Bolton, Jan Palach, Henning Mankell, and Jeremy Irons. After him are Kathy Bates, Sauli Niinistö, Andrzej Sapkowski, Frank Abagnale, Luiz Felipe Scolari, and Antonín Panenka.

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In United Arab Emirates

Among people born in United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ranks 1 out of 26. After him are Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918), Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1949), Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943), Ahmad ibn Mājid (1432), Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1961), Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (1939), Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1970), Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (1982), Adnan Al Talyani (1964), and Ali Bujsaim (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Arab Emirates

Among politicians born in United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ranks 1. After him are Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918), Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1949), Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943), Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1961), Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (1939), Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (1982), and Ali Bujsaim (1959).

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