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 been in these positions since 2004. His full name is Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa bin Shakhbout bin Theyab bin Issa bin Nahyan bin Falah bin Yas.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed was the chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council in the late 1980s. In the late 1990s, he succeeded his father as the emir of Abu Dhabi when his father began having issues 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 to charge of public affairs of the state and the day-to-day decision-making of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In 2018, Forbes named him one of the world’s most powerful people.
How Old Is Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan?
Sheikh Khalifa was born on September 7, 1948, in Qasr AlMuwaiji, Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. He was 73 years old when he died.
