Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the president of the United Arab Emirates, the Emir of Abu Dhabi and the supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. He had held these positions since 2004.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed was the chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council in the late 1980s and In the late 1990s, he replaced his father as the emir of Abu Dhabi when his father started having problems with his health. He also became the president of the United Arab Emirates in November 2004.
Sheikh Khalifa was considered to be one of the richest monarchs in the world during his reign. He had power over 97.8 billion barrels of oil reserves and was the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The Abu Dhabi investment authority happens to manage $875 billion of the world’s assets, which is the largest amount managed by a nation’s head of state in the world.
In 2014, Sheikh suffered a stroke and his half-brother, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan took charge of public affairs of the state and the day-to-day decision-making of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
How Many Children Does Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan have? Have?
Sheikh Khalifa has eight children. They are Mohammed bin Khalifa, Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Sheikha bint Zayed Al Nahyan, Mouza bint Zayed, Salama bint Khalifa bin Zayed, Shamma bint Khalifa bin Zayed, Osha bint Zayed Al Nahyan, and Lateefa bint Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
