Sheikh Zayed

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ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918 - 2004) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years (1966 - 2004). He was the founding father and the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates, becoming the Union's first Raʾīs (President), a post which he held for a period of almost 33 years (1971 until his death in 2004). He is popularly referred to in the UAE as the Father of the Nation.…more

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	Lords of the Desert: Britain's Struggle with America to Dominate the Middle East by James Barr (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,121 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi by Mohammed Al Fahim 3.87 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 1995 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars