A mourning has been announced in the country for 40 days.
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has died, the state news agency WAM reported on Friday.
تنعى وزارة شؤون الرئاسة إلى شعب دولة الإمارات والأمتين العربية والإسلامية والعالم أجمع قائد الوطن وراعي مسيرته صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس الدولة الذي انتقل إلى جوار ربه راضياً مرضياً اليوم الجمعة 13 مايو # وام
– وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) May 13, 2022
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced an official complaint. Flags will be flown for 40 days starting today.
The complaint also suspended work in ministries, departments, agencies and the private sector for 3 days starting today.
The Sheikh was 73 years. In 2004, he became the second president of the UAE. Caliph bin Zayed Al Nahyan was one of the richest people on the planet according to Forbes magazine.
On January 4, 2010, the world's tallest building, originally called the Burj Dubai, was renamed the Burj Khalifa after him. as Abu Dhabi has allocated $ 10 billion to Dubai to help pay off its debts.
