Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 2004 until his death in 2022.
Sheikh Khalifa in 1997
Khalifa and U.S. President George W. Bush at Abu Dhabi International Airport, 13 January 2008
Sheikh Khalifa with his father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan in 1971
Burj Khalifa
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The Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed by the SOM architectural firm, it is the world's tallest structure, with a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
…dollars in emergency bailout funds into Dubai. On 4 January 2010, the world's tallest man-made structure, originally known as Burj Dubai, was renamed the Burj Khalifa in his honor. In January 2014, Khalifa had a stroke and was in stable condition after surgery. He then assumed a lower profile in state affairs but…
The Burj Khalifa viewed across the Dubai Fountain in October 2012
Photographic silhouette of the Dubai skyline; the Burj Khalifa is visible at the centre
The spiral minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra
The Dubai Fountain