The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Friday May 13, 2022. In this 2013 photo, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, greet him at the royal podium on April 30, 2013 in Windsor in England.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The official news agencies announced on Friday the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73.
Sheikh Khalifa was the second president of the Gulf country, serving since 2004. He is credited with helping bring the Emirates, a small desert chiefdom of seven emirates, to global prominence and leading the country through turbulent times during the 2008 financial crisis.
A statement issued by the Emirates News Agency (WAM) stated that the Ministry of Presidential Affairs offers its condolences to the people of the Emirates, the Arab and Islamic nation and the world on the death of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State.
“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs also announced that the UAE will hold the official mourning for a period of forty days with the half-mast flag being raised from today, and the suspension of work in all ministries, departments, and federal, local and private agencies for a period of three days,” Wam wrote in a tweet.
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