Abu Dhabi (The Times Groupe)- The Ministry of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirate announced on Friday that Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan had passed away.
The ministry issued a statement mourning “the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation, and the entire world of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” according to the official news agency (WAM).
Sheikh Khalifa was born in 1948 and succeeded his father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan who ascended to the throne in 1971.