Abu Dhabi: His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has died at the age of 73 after a long illness.
According to Emirati media, the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, while confirming the demise of His Excellency President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said that the UAE expresses its condolences to the Arab and Islamic nation and the people of the world.
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan served as President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 3, 2004, following the death of his father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was born in 1948. He was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the 16th ruler of the UAE in Abu Dhabi and the eldest son of the country's first president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan.
A 40-day mourning period has been declared in the United Arab Emirates over the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which the national flag will remain low and all official activities will be suspended for three days.
