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Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nahyan
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Also Known As Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nuhayyan • Sheikh Zāyid ibn Sulṭān Āl Nahayān • Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al Nahayan
Born c.1918 • Abu Dhabi • United Arab Emirates
Died November 2, 2004
Title / Office president (1971-2004), United Arab Emirates • emir (1966-2004), Abu Dhabi
House / Dynasty Nahyan dynasty
Notable Family Members son Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan • son Sheikh Mansour ibn Zayed Al Nahyan • son Mohamed bin Zayed • brother Sheikh Shakhbūṭ ibn Sulṭān Āl Nahyān

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
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Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan
president of United Arab Emirates
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Mohamed bin Zayed
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