Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati politician, philanthropist, and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he beca
Sheikh Zayed in 1974
Sheikh Zayed next to his son Sheikh Khalifa in 1971
Sheikh Zayed salutes Tunisian crowd during his visit to Kairouan in the 1970s
An Emirates Airbus A380 Year of Zayed livery at Milan Malpensa Airport, January 2018
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966. On 6 August 1966, Shakhbut was deposed by members of his family with assistance from Britain in a bloodless coup. His
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
…Father of the Nation for being the principal driving force behind the unification of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed replaced his older brother Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan as the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 6 August 1966 after Shakhbut was deposed through a bloodless coup by members of the ruling family with British support…
Sheikh Shakhbut in 1961