Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed President of UAE
Highlights:
- The Supreme Council of the Union elected Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, as President of the UAE.
- The Council held a meeting at the Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, headed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
- He has replaced Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died at the age of 73.
- Sheikh Mohamed began wielding power in a period when his half-brother Sheikh Khalifa suffered bouts of illness, including a stroke in 2014.
- Under his low-key direction, the UAE has put a man in space, sent a probe to Mars, and opened its first nuclear reactor.
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