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| | Sheikh Khalifa, Zayed's presumed successor as UAE president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | ABU DHABI, Nov 2 (AFP) - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, the eldest son of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan who died on Tuesday, succeeded his father as ruler of Abu Dhabi and, as such, is also expected to take over as head of the federation. |
 | | Khalifa, whose mother Sheikha Hassa bint Mohammad bin Khalifa al-Nahayan was a cousin of Sheikh Zayed, studied the Koran, the Muslim holy book. |
 | | After Zayed became ruler of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa was named on September 18, 1966 as his representative in the eastern region and head of courts there. |
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