Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ سُلْطَان بِن زَایِد بِن خَلِیْفَۃ آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Sulṭān bin Zāyid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān) was the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, from 1922 to 1926. His two sons, Shakbut and Zayed ruled Abu Dhabi for seventy six years (from 1928 to 2004). [3]
| Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | |
|---|---|
| Sheikh ٱلشَّيْخ | |
| Reign | 1922–1926 |
| Predecessor | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Successor | Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Born | Abu Dhabi, Trucial States (now the UAE) |
| Spouse | Sheikha Salama bint Butti[1][2] |
| Issue | Shakhbut Khalid Hazza[1] Zayed Mariam |
| House | Al Nahyan |
| Father | Zayed the Great |
| Religion | Islam |
He killed his brother Hamdan in 1922 to rule Abu Dhabi, but was himself toppled and killed by another brother Saqr in 1926.[4]
Children
He had at least four sons, the eldest of whom was Shakbut, and the youngest of whom was Zayed,[3] also called Zayed II.
| Name | Lifespan | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shakbut | (ca. 1905 – 11 February 1989) | Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966 Son of Salama bint Butti |
| Hazza[1] | 1907[5]:25-1958 | He married Mariam bint Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mariam bint Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[1] Son of Salama bint Butti No sons |
| Khalid[5] | One son Mohammad | |
| Zayed | (6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) | Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 6 August 1966 to 2 November 2004 Father of current ruler Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Son of Salama bint Butti |
| Mariam[1] |
References
- Al Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff (27 February 2013). "Memories of a simpler time". The National. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- Rabi, Uzi (May 2006). "Oil Politics and Tribal Rulers in Eastern Arabia: The Reign of Shakhbut (1928– 1966)" (PDF). British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 33 (1): 37–50. doi:10.1080/13530190600603832. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- Killgore, Andrew I. (March 2005). "Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004)". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- Donald., Hawley (1970). The Trucial States. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 336. ISBN 0049530054. OCLC 152680.
- El Reyes, Dr. Abdulla, ed. (December 2014). Liwa Journal of the National Archives (PDF). United Arab Emirates: Emirati National Archives. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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