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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 7 September 1948; referred to as Sheikh Khalifa) is the President of the United Arab Emirates, the Emir of Abu Dhabi and the Supreme Commander of the Union Defence Force. [1]

61 relations: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Al Ain, Al Nahyan family, Azzam (2013 yacht), British Virgin Islands, Burj Khalifa, Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, Crown prince, Defence minister, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Emirates News Agency, Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, Finance minister, Forbes, Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Highness, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Islam, Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, James Michel, Jordan, List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Emirates, List of current heads of state and government, List of motor yachts by length, List of people named in the Panama Papers, List of Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, List of royalty by net worth, List of rulers of individual Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, London, Mahé, Seychelles, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mossack Fonseca, NATO, Panama Papers, President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime minister, Qatar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Seychelles, Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan, Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Sheikh, Shell corporation, Stroke, Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, ..., Sweden, Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, The National (Abu Dhabi), Trucial States, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates Air Force, United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, United States diplomatic cables leak, Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 2011 military intervention in Libya. Expand index (11 more) »

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is a sovereign wealth fund owned by Emirate of Abu Dhabi (in United Arab Emirates) founded for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (شركة بترول أبوظبي الوطنية) or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Al Ain

Al-‘Ain (اَلْـعَـيْـن,, literally The Spring) is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

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Al Nahyan family

Al Nahyan (آل نهيان Āl Nohayān/ The house of Nahyan) are one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Azzam (2013 yacht)

Azzam (Arab. "resolute") is a private yacht built by Lürssen Yachts.

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British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially simply "Virgin Islands", are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico.

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Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa (برج خليفة, Arabic for "Khalifa Tower"; pronounced), known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates

The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates is the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Crown prince

A crown prince is the male heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

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Defence minister

The title Defence Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister of National Defense, Secretary of Defence, Secretary of State for Defense or some similar variation, is assigned to the person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states.

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Emirate of Abu Dhabi

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (or; إمارة أبوظبي), is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Emirates News Agency

Emirates News Agency (Wakalat Anba'a al Emarat), also known as WAM, is the official news agency of the United Arab Emirates.

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Executive Council of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Executive Council is the local executive authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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Finance minister

A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine.

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Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Sheikha Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (الشيخة حـصـة بـنت محمـد بن خليفة آل نهيـان) (died 28 January 2018) was the first wife of the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, the late Emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

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Highness

Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty.

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is an independent Washington D.C.-based international network.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (عيسى بن زايد آل نهيان) is the son of former United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the half brother of the present ruler of Abu Dhabi, the Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the half brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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James Michel

James Alix Michel, GCSK (born August 16, 1944) is a Seychellois politician who was President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016.

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Jordan

Jordan (الْأُرْدُنّ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Emirates

The Ambassador of the United States to the United Arab Emirates is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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List of current heads of state and government

This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.

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List of motor yachts by length

This is a list of the world's longest motor luxury yachts, with a length of 75 meters (≈250 feet) and up.

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List of people named in the Panama Papers

This is a partial list of people named in the Panama Papers as shareholders, directors and beneficiaries of offshore companies.

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List of Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates is the head of government of the United Arab Emirates.

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List of royalty by net worth

This is Forbes list of richest royals, as estimated by their personal net worth, excluding properties held by the state, government or Crown, in U.S. dollars in 2011.

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List of rulers of individual Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

This article lists the rulers of separate states on the territory of the United Arab Emirates, most of which became its' Emirates.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Mahé, Seychelles

Mahé is the largest island (157.3 km²) of Seychelles, lying in the northeast of the nation in the Indian Ocean.

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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (ca. 1943 – 4 January 2006) (مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم), also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum (honorific) was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the emir (ruler) of Dubai.

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Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (محمد بن خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان) is a United Arab Emirati politician.

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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم;; born 15 July 1949), is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.

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Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (محمد بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 11 March 1961), nicknamed MbZ, is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE's Armed Forces. He is seen as being the driving force behind the UAE's activist foreign policy and is the leader of a campaign against Arab Islamist movements. He is seen as the UAE’s de facto ruler, along with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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Mossack Fonseca

Mossack Fonseca & Co. (was a Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider,. The Legal 500 It was, at one time, the world's fourth biggest provider of offshore financial services. From its 1977 foundation until the April 2016 publication of the Panama Papers it remained mostly obscure, even though it sits at the heart of the global offshore industry, and acts for about 300,000 companies. More than half are registered in British tax havens – as well as in the UK. The firm received worldwide media attention in April 2016, when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published information about its clients' financial dealings in the Panama Papers articles, following the release of an enormous cache of its documents from between 1970 and 2015 leaked to the news media. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who lead the disclosure efforts, was subsequently murdered by a car bomb on October 16, 2017. On March 14, 2018, the law firm announced that it was shutting down, because of the economic and reputational damage inflicted by the disclosure of its role in global tax evasion by the Panama Papers.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

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Panama Papers

The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities.

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President of the United Arab Emirates

The President of the United Arab Emirates is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates.

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Prime minister

A prime minister is the head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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Qatar

Qatar (or; قطر; local vernacular pronunciation), officially the State of Qatar (دولة قطر), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre.

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Seychelles

Seychelles (French), officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago and sovereign state in the Indian Ocean.

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Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan

Shakhbut bin Dhiyab was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi (1793–1816).

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Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei

Sheikha Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei (الشيخة شمسة بـنت سهيل آل مزروعي) is the first wife of the current President of the United Arab Emirates, Emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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Sheikh

Sheikh (pronounced, or; شيخ, mostly pronounced, plural شيوخ)—also transliterated Sheik, Shykh, Shaik, Shayk, Shaykh, Cheikh, Shekh, and Shaikh—is an honorific title in the Arabic language.

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Shell corporation

A shell company is a company that exists only on paper and has no office and no employees, but may have a bank account or may hold passive investments or be the registered owner of assets, such as intellectual property, or ships.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (born 1965) is an Emirati military officer, businessman and a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, the Al Nahyans.

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Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (الشيخ سلطان بن زید بن خلیفہ آل نهيان / Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan) was the grandfather of current Ruler Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and father of previous ruler Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان, ṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān) is the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the United Arab Emirates.

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The National (Abu Dhabi)

The National is a private English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Trucial States

The Trucial Coast (or أو المتصالح; also known as Trucial States, Trucial Oman, Trucial States of the Coast of Oman, and Trucial Sheikhdoms) were a group of tribal confederations in the south-eastern Persian Gulf, previously known to the British as the "Pirate Coast", which were signatories to treaties (hence 'trucial') with the British government.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE; دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة), sometimes simply called the Emirates (الإمارات), is a federal absolute monarchy sovereign state in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.

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United Arab Emirates Air Force

The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) is the air force of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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United Arab Emirates Armed Forces

The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates and has primary responsibility for the defence of all seven emirates.

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United States diplomatic cables leak

The United States diplomatic cables leak, widely known as Cablegate, began on Sunday, 28 November 2010 when WikiLeaks—a non-profit organization that publishes submissions from anonymous whistleblowers—began releasing classified cables that had been sent to the U.S. State Department by 274 of its consulates, embassies, and diplomatic missions around the world.

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Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان; 1835–1909) was the grandfather and namesake of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, founder of the United Arab Emirates.

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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān); 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Arab Shaykh (شَـيْـخ) who reigned as Emir (Amîr, Ruler) of Abu Dhabi for 38 years (6 August 1966 – 2 November 2004), and was the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), besides the Union's first President (Ra’îs), a post which he held for a period of almost 33 years (1971 until his death in 2004).

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2011 military intervention in Libya

On 19 March 2011, a multi-state NATO-led coalition began a military intervention in Libya, ostensibly to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan

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