[permalink] [id link]
Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates has also expressed interest in sponsoring an inter-oceanic canal project.
from
Wikipedia
Some Related Sentences
Khalifa and bin
* 1995 – Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup.
* 1933 – Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain ( d. 1999 )
In February 1972, the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, deposed his cousin, Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, and assumed power.
On June 27, 1995, the Deputy Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, deposed his father Khalifa bin Hamad in a bloodless coup.
Hamad bin Abdullah's death in 1948, however, led to a succession crisis in which the main candidates were Abdullah bin Jassim's eldest son, Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, and Hamad bin Abdullah's teenage son, Khalifa ibn Hamad Al Thani.
Khalifa bin Hamad was appointed prime minister in May.
Khalifa bin Hamad's argument prevailed with regard to the federation proposal.
On June 27, 1995, the Deputy Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, deposed his father Emir Khalifa in a bloodless coup.
In November 2011, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani announced the first legislative election to take place in 2013.
| Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
The Emir of Qatar since 1995, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has lately been going on an expansive boost to promote Qatar as a foreign player.
In January 2008 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani in Switzerland, at the Davos Economic Forum.
Khalifa and Zayed
His eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, succeeded as ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan succeeded Khalifa as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
The UAE saw comparatively little unrest, but did face one high-profile case in which five pro-democracy activists were arrested on charges of insulting President Khalifa, Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
| Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The government of UAE by an order from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President of UAE, gave Egypt cargo ships carrying 850, 000 tonnes of wheat as a food gift to the people of Egypt.
On May 25, 2009, the French president Nicolas Sarkozy visited the UAE, Abu Dhabi where he along with UAE's president H. H Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan formally opened a French military base in the United Arab Emirates.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan with then President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 10 September 2007.
The Sheikh Khalifa Building, completed in 1997 and named after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a benefactor of the university, is the home of the Department of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies, one the largest departments of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Zayed was the youngest son of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, the traditional ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 until his assassination in 1926.
Zayed was named after his grandfather, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (" Zayed the Great "), who ruled the emirate from 1855 to 1909.
His eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, born in 1948, took an increasing role in government beginning in the 1990s.
** Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( born 1948 )
Sheikh Maktoum also briefly served as acting President of the United Arab Emirates on 2 – 3 November 2004 following the death of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan until Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was proclaimed and installed as President of the United Arab Emirates on 4 November 2004.
* November 3-Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes President of the United Arab Emirates.
He was also nominated by the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to be the next Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE on January 5, 2006.
Subsequently, in a surprise move at its opening ceremony, the tower was renamed Burj Khalifa, said to honour the UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.
: Not to be confused with his grandfather Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; born 25 January 1948 ; referred to as Sheikh Khalifa ) is the President of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) and emir of Abu Dhabi.
Khalifa and Sultan
In the early nineteenth centuries, continuing bloody conflict involved not only the Al Khalifa, the Al Jalahima, and the Iranians but also the Omanis under Sayyid Said ibn Sultan Al Said, the nascent Wahhabis of Arabia, and the Ottomans.
Traditionally however, the Amir / Sultan / Khalifa would consult with his Wazirs ( Advisors ) and make a decision, after taking into consideration their opinions.
* Princess Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid ( who married Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, 9th Sultan of Zanzibar )
Sayyid Khalifa I bin Said Al-Busaid, GCMG, ( or Chalîfe ) ( 1852-February 13, 1890 ) () was the third Sultan of Zanzibar.
* 26 March-13 June 1888: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Khalifa I bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar
* 13 June 1888-1890: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa I bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCMG
Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said, GCB, GCMG, GBE ( August 26, 1879 – October 9, 1960 ) () was the ninth Sultan of Zanzibar.
* 1911 – 1914: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar
* 1914 – 1919: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, KCMG
* 1919 – 1935: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, KCMG, KBE
* 1935 – 1936: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GBE, KCMG
* 1936 – 1956: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCMG, GBE
* 1956 – 1960: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCB, GCMG, GBE
1.431 seconds.