Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day.

* Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum

As oil revenues increased, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, undertook a massive construction program, building schools, housing, hospitals and roads.

On 2 November 2004 the UAE's first ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, died.

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 indigenous fauna had come close to extinction because of intensive hunting, which has led to a conservation program on Bani Yas island initiated by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the 1970s, resulting in the survival of, for example, Arabian oryx and leopards.

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.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the co-operation with France is a top priority for the UAE's foreign policy.

Sheikh Zayed International Airport in Rahim Yar Khan, in the Punjab province of Pakistan is an example of UAE's economic assistance as the late president and the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed donated the airport to the government of Pakistan.

BCCI was created with capital from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Bank of America ( 25 %).

The bank approached Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who made good the loss in exchange for an increased shareholding of 78 %.

The biggest prize money camel race in Australia is the " Sheikh Zayed International camel endurance race " held in Hughenden in Queensland. It has a prize purse of A $ 50, 000.

The United Arab Emirates was the first to ban the use of children under 15 as jockeys in camel racing when Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced the ban on 29 July 2002.

Al Ain is the birthplace of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates, and it has the country's highest number of Emirati nationals.

He met Sheikh Zayed and stayed with him at Al Muwaiji Fort.

In the 1960s, Sheikh Zayed abolished formal slavery.

The first hospital in Al Ain was Oasis Hospital, established in 1960 at the invitation of Sheikh Zayed.

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.

God praise everybody who trained and helped me, namely the leader Sheikh Osama bin Laden.

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is currently building the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, which is scheduled for completion in 2012.

Then US President George W. Bush accused Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the faces behind the attacks.

In Spring 1999, al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden committed to support the 9 / 11 attacks plot, which was largely organized by prominent al-Qaeda member Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Atta and the other Hamburg cell members were recruited by bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for the " planes operation " in the United States.

Hazmi went with the two Yemenis, Tawfiq bin Attash ( Khallad ) and Abu Bara al Yemeni, to Karachi, Pakistan where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the plot's coordinator, instructed him on western culture, travel, as well as taught some basic English phrases.

Ramzi bin al-Shibh was also at the summit, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed possibly attended the summit.

Bahrain's Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifah bin Sulman Al Khalifah has been in the post since 1971, making him the longest serving non-elected Prime Minister.

When the Ottomans left at the beginning of World War I in 1915, the British and Ottomans recognized Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al-Thani as the ruler.

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.

After lengthy negotiations between Anglo-Persian representatives and Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim, on 17 May 1935 the sheikh put his signature to a concession agreement for a period of 75 years in return for 400, 000 rupees on signature and 150, 000 rupees per annum with royalties.

On June 27, 1995, the Deputy Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, deposed his father Emir Khalifa in a bloodless coup.

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.

" There has been great progress ... and we now have an agreement ," Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani, the Qatari prime minister, said.

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.

When Dubai's oil exports commenced in 1969, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, was also able to use oil revenues to improve the quality of life of his people.

They formed the Trucial States Council, and appointed Adi Bitar, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum's legal advisor, as Secretary General and Legal Advisor to the Council.

** Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh, former ruler of Abu Dhabi ( b. 1905 )

Sultan Murad appointed a Sufi, Yayha, as his Sheikh ul-Islam during this time which lead to violent disapproval.

All about Sheikh Nazim and his son and full successor Sheikh Mehmet Sultan.

On 8 January 1820, Sheikh Sultan I bin Saqr Al Qasimi signed the General Maritime Treaty with Britain, accepting protectorate status in order to resist Ottoman domination.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ()‎, ( 3 November 1918 – 2 November 2004 ), the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), was the emir ( ruler ) of Abu Dhabi emirate and first president of the UAE, a post which he held for over 30 years ( 1971 – 2004 ).

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.

The award included a monetary prize of $ 500, 000 from the Zayed Centre, and Carter stated in his acceptance speech that the award carried extra significance to him, since it was named after his personal friend, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan.

id: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

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.

During the Safavid period, Sistani's ancestor Sayyid Mohammad was appointed by Sultan Husayn to the office of Sheikh ul-Islam ( Leading Authority of Islam ) presiding over the Sistan province, where he then traveled with his children and settled, an event which accounts for the usage of the title " al-Sistani " in Ayatollah Sistani's own name today.

In late October 2005, the son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( the late president of the United Arab Emirates ) stated that Saddam Hussein had in fact accepted the offer of exile in that country.

It was named after and principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ).

Sheikh Rashid alongside Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, then President of the United Arab Emirates.