ABU DHABI (Emirate)


TITLE:  HRH Emir RELIGION:  Islamic
STATE:  UAE DYNASTY:  al Abu Falah (al Nahayan clan)
   
PRESENT RULER:  HRH Emir Shaikh Khalifa ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, Emir of Abu Dhabi  (2004/-)
born 1947, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates 1971/-, President of the United Arab Emirates 2004/-, appointed deputy commander of the UAE armed forces in May 1976. He also heads the Supreme Petroleum Council.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Founded in 1761. Rulers were...
  1. Shaikh Dhiyab ibn Isa al-Nahayan 1761/1793, died 1793.
  2. Shaikh Shakbut ibn Dhiyab al-Nahayan [SHAKBUT I] 1793/1816, married and had issue. He died 1816.
    • Shaikh Muhammad ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Tahnun ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Hilal ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan, married and had issue.
      • Shaikh Dhiyab ibn Hilal al-Nahayan, born 1846, married and had issue.
        • Shaikh Hilal ibn Dhiyab al-Nahayan, married and had issue.
      • Shaikh Sultan ibn Hilal al-Nahayan, married and had issue.
        • Shaikh Said ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, born 1868, married and had issue.
          • Shaikh Hilal ibn Said al-Nahayan, born 1900.
        • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, born 1871.
        • Shaikh Sa'adun ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, born 1881.
    • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Sultan ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Said ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Ja'afar ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Harib ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 
  3. Shaikh Muhammad ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 1816/1818
  4. Shaikh Tahnun ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan [TAHNUN I] 1818/1833+ 4/1833
    • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan, died sp.
    • Shaikh Said ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Saqr ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan, died sp.
  5. Shaikh Khalifa ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan 1833/1845 1816-7/1845
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Zaid ibn Khalifa al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Dhiyab ibn Khalifa al-Nahayan, married and had issue.
      • Shaikh Sultan ibn Dhiyab al-Nahayan 
      • Shaikh Muhammed ibn Dhiyab al-Nahayan 
      • Shaikh Ahmad ibn Dhiyab al-Nahayan 
  6. Shaikh Isa ibn Khalid al-Nahayan 1845 (July to September), died 1845.
  7. Shaikh Dhiyab ibn Isa al-Nahayan [DHIYAB II] 1845 (September to December), died 1845.
  8. Shaikh Said ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan 1845/1855, died sp 1856.
  9. Shaikh HRH Emir Zaid ibn Khalifa al-Nahayan [ZAID I] 1855/1909, born c1836, married and had issue. He died May 1909.
    • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, born 1856, married and had issue.
      • Shaikh Muhammed ibn Khalifa al-Nahayan, born 1909, married and had issue. He died 1979.
        • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1930, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE 1977/1989, married and has issue.
          • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Hamad ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Rashid ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Said ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Sultan ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan 
        • Shaikh Mubarak ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1935, married Shaikha Osheh bint Shakbut al-Nahayan (see below), and has issue.
          • Shaikh Ahmed ibn Mubarak al-Nahayan
          • Shaikh Nahayyan ibn Mubarak al-Nahayan
          • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Mubarak al-Nahayan
        • Shaikh Tahnun ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1937, married and has issue.
          • Shaikh Zaid ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Hamad ibn Tahnun al-Nahayan 
        • Shaikh Saif ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1942, married and has issue.
          • Shaikh Ahmad ibn al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Saif al-Nahayan 
          • Shaikh Said ibn Saif al-Nahayan 
        • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan
        • Shaikh Suroor ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1947/1950 at al-Ain, Abu Dhabi.
        • Shaikh Said ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan 
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Tahnun ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Said ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, born 1871.
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Saqr ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (qv)
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Hamdan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (qv)
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Sultan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Hazza ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Muhammed ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, born 1899.
  10. HRH Emir Shaikh Tahnun ibn Zaid al-Nahayan [TAHNUN II] 1909/1912, born 1857, died October 1912.
  11. HRH Emir Shaikh Hamdan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan 1912/1922, born 1881, married and had issue. He died 22nd August 1922.
    • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Hamdan al-Nahayan, born 1922.
  12. HRH Emir Shaikh Sultan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan 1922/1926, born 1881, married Shaikha Salama bint Bhuti al-Maktum of Dubai, died October 1970, and had issue. He died 4th August 1926.
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Shakbut ibn Sultan al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Hazza ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, born 1905, died 1958.
    • Shaikh Khalid ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, born 1906, married and had issue.
      • Shaikh Muhammed ibn Khalid al-Nahayan, born 1942.
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Zaid ibn Sultan al-Nahayan (qv)
  13. HRH Emir Shaikh Saqr ibn Zaid al-Nahayan 1926/1928, born 1877, married and had issue. He died 1st January 1928.
    • Shaikh Dhiyab ibn al-Nahayan, born 1900.
    • Shaikh Rashid ibn al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Zaid ibn Saqr al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Tahnun ibn Saqr al-Nahayan 
    • Shaikh Hilal ibn Saqr al-Nahayan 
  14. HRH Emir Shaikh Shakbut ibn Sultan al-Nahayan [SHAKBUT II] 1928/1966, born 1903 or 1905, deposed in a palace coup on 3rd August 1966, married and had issue. He died 1989.
    • Shaikh Said ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan, born 1932, married the daughter of HRH Emir Shaikh Zaid ibn Sultan al-Nahayan (see above), and has issue.
      • Shaikh Tahnun ibn Said al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Sultan ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan, born 1936.
      • Shaikh Khalifa ibn Sultan al-Nahayan
    • Shaikha Osheh bint Shakbut al-Nahayan, married Shaikh Mubarak ibn Muhammed al-Nahayan, born 1935 (see above).
  15. HRH Emir Shaikh Zaid ibn Sultan al-Nahayan [ZAID II], born 1918, succeeded 6th August 1966, President of the United Arab Emirates 1971/2004, appointed to the post of Ruler's Representative in Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region, based in the oasis of Al Ain in 1946, built institutions such as hospitals, schools and universities and made it possible for UAE citizens to enjoy free access to them, tolerant towards other people and their faiths, he allowed the building of religious buildings such as churches and temples, an advocate of women's rights and the education and participation of women in the work force, within traditional parameters, author of "Falconry: Our Arab Heritage" (publ. 1977). He married 6 wives, (amongst others), 5thly, Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the Abu Dhabi General Women's Union, and had issue. He died 2nd November 2004
    • HRH Emir Shaikh Khalifa ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (qv)
    • Shaikh Sultan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, born 1953.
    • Shaikh Muhammed ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (by Fatima)
    • Shaikh Hamdan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan, Chairman of the Red Crescent Society.
    • Shaikh Hazza ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Said ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Isa ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Nihayyan ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Shaikh Saif ibn Zaid al-Nahayan
    • Daughter, married her cousin, Shaikh Said ibn Shakbut al-Nahayan (see below), and has issue.
  16. HRH Emir Shaikh Khalifa ibn Zaid al-Nahayan (see above)
 
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