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	Profile of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Ruler/President) - TEN Guide [UAE]
		Zayed was born in 1918 and named after his grandfather, Shaikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, who has the longest reign in the emirate's history, ruling Abu Dhabi from 1855 to 1909.
		His grandfather is also known as “Zayid The Great” and “Zayed the First”, and had played a large role in forging unity between the tribes of Oman and leading the Bani Yas tribe.
		On his return, Sheikh Zayed was convinced that it was urgent to develop the area in order to bridge the large gap between it and the rest of the world.
	www.theemiratesnetwork.com /uae/zayed.htm (942 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan
		Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, one of the richest rulers in the world, according to Forbes magazine, died on Tuesday at the age of 86.
		Sheikh Zayed is expected to be succeeded by his eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, as Emirates president.
	news.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1270982004 (753 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
		For decades Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi, who has died aged 86, epitomised the cluster of desert principalities that constitutes the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
		Zayed rejected multi-party democracy as "transitory and incomplete, engendering dissent and confrontation".
		Edward Henderson, whom Zayed jokingly renamed "Bin Hender", recalled the royal scion as "handsome, with humorous and intelligent eyes, of presence and bearing, simply dressed and clearly a man of action and resolution".
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1341885,00.html (1308 words)

	AlAinClub.com :: the official website for the alain club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Under the directives of HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who is also the honorary president of Al Ain Club, an indoor hall for group games was decided to be set up in Al Ain Club.
		The indoor hall was officially inaugurated on January 17, 1981 with a match that combined Al Ain and Abu Dhabi in the handball league and finished 34/26 to Al Ain.
		HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who is also the honorary president of Al Ain Club, decided in early 1980 to set up Al Qattara Club at an initial cost of Dhs20 million.
	www.alainteam.com /English/theclub/clubfoundation_2.asp (384 words)

	AlAinClub.com :: the official website for the alain club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hence, Al Ain club has deservedly occupied the leading position with regard to achievements, championships, sport installations..etc. The excellence and development of Al-Ain club do not stop, but ambition has been increasing with the increase of achievements until dreams have been realized by men who are able to turn dreams into reality.
		From the official outset of the club in 1968 and to the present, His Highness Sheikh/ Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has never ceased rendering support to the club, and this support has been the main factor in the revival that the club is witnessing at all levels.
		His Highness Sheikh/ Hazzaa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, vice-president of Al-Ain Club and chairman of the Honorary Board, shall always be a significant symbol and a landmark in the history of Al-Ain Club.
	www.alainteam.com /English/theclub/MakerDream.asp (2363 words)

	United Arab Emirates Head Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (washingtonpost.com)
		Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the absolute ruler of the country, the world's ninth-largest oil producer, for more than 30 years.
		His eldest son, Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been heir apparent since 1969, when his father named him crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the capital and richest of the seven emirates.
		Sheik Zayed became the ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi in 1966.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A21070-2004Nov3.html (401 words)

	UAE Government: President Sheikh Zayed - UAEinteract
		HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, was elected as the new President of the United Arab Emirates on 3rd November, to succeed his father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
		Sheikh Khalifa was born in the inland oasis-city of Al Ain in 1948, where he went to school.
		A keen supporter of the regional policy of HH Sheikh Zayed, in particular in terms of promoting solidarity between the Arab states, Sheikh Khalifa is firmly committed to support of the Palestinian people and also of moves designed to promote and restore stability in Iraq.
	www.uaeinteract.com /government/zayed.asp (1049 words)

	H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (The Man Behind the UAE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To ensure those expectations were met, the Al Nahyan family, the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi for over 250 years, met and decided that a new leader was required to steer the ship of state into the uncharted waters of wealth and development.
		Sheikh Zayed is the grandson of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Ruler from 1855-1909, the longest reign in the Emirate's history.
		Sheikh Zayed believes that care for the environment is important, not simply because it is held in trust for future generations, but also because an understanding of it is an essential part of comprehending the heritage and history of the people of the UAE.
	www.theuae.com /zayed (5366 words)

	UAE - News Reports
		Sheikh Khalifa conveyed to Clinton the greetings of President HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan and his wishes for a further progress for the UAE-US friendship and co-operation.
		Welcoming Sheikh Khalifa at the White House, Clinton said that Sheikh Khalifa was the first high-level UAE official to visit Washington, and expressed the hope that his visit would mark a turning point in the friendship and co-operation between the two countries.
		HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan and Al Gore announced today a deal under which the United Arab Emirates will procure from the United States 80 F-16 fighter planes, this being considered to be an important step in supporting the defence capabilities of the UAE.
	www.uaeinteract.com /news/viewnews.asp?NewsFileName=19980513.htm (2070 words)

	The Seoul Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On Nov. 21, President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan saw the newly appointed cabinet ministers taking the oath before him at the presidential palace ceremony which was also attended by Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
		Shaikh Khalifa urged the new ministers to redouble their efforts in the service of the country and to resume the march initiated by the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan calling on them to follow the advancements taking place globally and keep the country abreast of them.
		Sheik Khalifa, born in 1948 in the oasis of Al-Ain, is the eldest son of late President Sheik Zayed.
	theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=1523 (1633 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- United Arab Emirates president, Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, dies at ...
		Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, one of the richest rulers in the world according to Forbes magazine, forged close ties with the United States and the West during his rule of the country, which is the world's ninth largest oil producer.
		Sheik Zayed led the unification of the seven tiny emirates on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula – once a backwater relegated to fishing from traditional dhow boats and diving for pearls in the Gulf waters.
		The Al Nahran family held more than three-quarters of the stock in the bank BCCI, which in the early 1990s was at the center of one of the world's biggest bank frauds.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041102-1253-obit-emiratespresident.html (813 words)

	Blog of Death: Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan
		Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), died on Nov. 2.
		Zayed was the youngest of four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926.
		On Nov. 3, the UAE unanimously elected his eldest son Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan as the new president.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001216.html (599 words)

	UAE: History; Present Day; H.H. Shaykh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahayan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The process was aided by a decision from the Al Nahyan family that their own private shares of the water supply should be turned over to the public, setting an example that others were swift to follow.
		With the record of his achievements as Ruler's Representative in Al Ain, Sheikh Zayed was the natural choice to preside over this process, and, in August 1966, he succeeded as Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
		Sheikh Zayed's own determination, powers of conciliation, and willingness to compromise for the common good were crucial in the eventual success of the negotiations, and when the federation of the United Arab Emirates was officially formed in 1971, Sheikh Zayed was the logical choice as the President of the new state.
	faculty.uaeu.ac.ae /~eesa/History/zayed.html (2432 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Veteran Gulf ruler Zayed dies
		His son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is expected to be elected as the new president.
		Sheikh Zayed had been president of the UAE since its birth in 1971, and was a traditional figurehead.
		Correspondents say the succession of Sheikh Khalifa as UAE president is likely to be a smooth affair, although they point out he is not such a strong unifying figure as his father, and there is a possibility of long-dormant rivalries reigniting.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/3975737.stm (488 words)

	UAE - The Official Web Site - News
		Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, Under Secretary of the Department of Municipalities and Agriculture told reporters on Tuesday that the project will be financed by the public and private sectors and will stretch over one million square metres approximately at three different neighbourhoods of the city.
		"At a gesture of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the size of land plots in Mohammed bin Zayed city have been increased from 50 by 80 feet to 100 by 80 feet in Z 8, Z 11 and Z 29 sectors.
		Surely, the UAE owes this great achievement to the strong determination and far-sightedness of the late President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who emphasised the importance of agriculture and invested generously in the project.
	www.uaeinteract.com /news?cntDisplay=20&ID=83 (2669 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Nine heads of state attend funeral of United Arab Emirates president, son ...
		ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates appointed Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as its president Wednesday, hours after burying his father in a funeral that attracted thousands of mourners and nine heads of state to this desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula.
		Sheik Khalifa is the eldest son of Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the nation's founding president, who died Tuesday at age 86 after transforming seven desert emirates into a regional oil and business hub.
		After prayers at Sheik Sultan bin Zayed Mosque, Sheik Zayed's body was carried out and driven slowly away as throngs of mourners rushed toward the silver van waving their dead leader's photograph.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041103-1310-emirates-president.html (528 words)

	MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ABU DHABI - Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has issued law No. 3 for 2004 establishing the Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones (HCSEZ) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
		The law is an application of instructions of the President, His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Lt. General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, to strengthen and develop the national economy.
		Shaikh Khalifa, who is also Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued emiri decree no (10) for 2004, appointing a 9-member board of directors of the Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones (HCSEZ).
	www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=52085 (445 words)

	The Seoul Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is attributed to the comprehensive vision of HH President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his remarkable ability of analysis and consequently his ability to reconcile contradictions and integrating similarities, let alone his tremendous national ambition and the openness toward the other countries of the world.
		Eljezayry stressed the impotence of knowledge and education in the thought of HH President, saying that human resources are a significant factor in building the future of the nation, and His highness realized this role, so he established the Teacher's Prize in recognition of the remarkable role the teacher plays in the society.
		H.H Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been keen to give due care to scientific and technological institutions and has been calling for updating curricula and setting plans to achieve required level of coping with rapid development in technology, the paper indicated.
	theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=1976 (1757 words)

	H.H. Heir Apparent's Visit to UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, The Heir Apparent being greeted by H.H. Crown Prince and Deputy Commander -in-Chief of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon his arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
		H.H. The Heir Apparent and H.H. Crown Prince and Deputy Commander- in -Chief of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting at Sheikh Khalifa's palace in Butain.
		H.H. The Heir Apparent receving The Sheikh Zayed Medal of Honor from H.H. Crown Prince and Deputy Commander- in -Chief of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
	www.diwan.gov.qa /english/heir_apparent/heir_apparent_visit_3.htm (507 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - United Arab Emirates
		Sheikh Zayed's achievements are immense: builder of the Federation, architect of Your country's political, economic and social development, he tirelessly worked for its cohesion and prosperity since its independence, on 2 December 1971.
		Anxious to affirm the regional identity of the Federation, of which he was the principal founder, Sheikh Zayed worked with exemplary steadfastness, despite the difficulties, for the rapprochement of the Gulf countries and unity of the great family of Arab States.
		Sheikh Zayed and I decided at that time to launch a genuine partnership between our two countries, laying the foundations for a long-term strategic relationship, whose effects have been felt ever since.
	www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2004/chirac_abudhabi110204.asp (514 words)

	Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - Travel Tips Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Dubai Hotels and Beach Resorts ...
		Born around 1918 (the date is uncertain), Sheikh Zayed is the youngest of the four sons of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926.
		At the time Sheikh Zayed was born the emirate was poor and undeveloped, with an economy based primarily on fishing and pearl diving along the coast and offshore and on simple agriculture in scattered oases inland.
		In 1946, Sheikh Zayed was chosen to fill a vacancy as the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, centred on the oasis of Al Ain, approximately 160 kilometres east of the island of Abu Dhabi itself.
	www.ssdubai.com /info/traveltips/abudhabisheikhzayed.html (7202 words)

	Leaders News : Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, Sheikh Hamad Bin 'Isa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He accompanied his father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, from childhood, learning from him the arts of leadership, politics, wisdom, and genuine Arabic values.
		Raised in such an environment, H.H. Sheikh Khalifa has opened his house to all people wishing to meet him in order to discuss their worries and problems with utter eagerness and honesty as well as a sense of responsibility.
		When the new King's father, the late Amir 'Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, died in 1999, some expected a continuing hard line towards the opposition, because the new Amir had long been commander of the Armed Forces, and because his powerful uncle, Sheikh Salman, brother of the late Amir, continued as Prime Minister.
	www.leadersnews.com (1741 words)

	Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan Named UAE President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been named president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father who died Tuesday.
		The decision was taken by the Supreme Council, hours after world leaders gathered in Abu Dhabi to pay final tribute to Sheikh Zayed, the 86-year-old leader who died after a lengthy illness.
		Sheikh Khalifa, who has been Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi since 1969, was first in line for the presidency on his father's death.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/cz/2004-11-03-voa70.html (156 words)

	HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Father of United Arab Emirates.....A CARING HEART.......
		HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Father of United Arab Emirates.....A CARING HEART.......
		Sheikh Zayed is truly one of the world greatest rulers, environmentalist, a philanthropist and a beloved leader.
		Sheikh Zayed, the grandson of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa al Nahyan who ruled the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1855 to 1909, the longest reign in the Emirate's history is one of the Arab world's longest serving Presidents.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/20012.html (186 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ABU DHABI — His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), hosted a luncheon yesterday in honour of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
		The visit comes within the context of the excellent brotherly bilateral relations, which His Majesty and Sheikh Khalifa are keen to enhance in the interest of the two brotherly peoples.
		His Majesty was received with his delegation at Khatmat Al Shiklah by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and minister of state for foreign affairs, head of the mission of honour accompanying His Majesty during his visit and senior UAE officials.
	www.timesofoman.com /newsdetails.asp?newsid=10422&pn=local (241 words)

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