ABU DHABI: In order to offer condolence on the demise of the President of UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, PM Shehbaz Sharif is visiting UAE on Saturday, 14th of May, 2022.
He is scheduled to offer his condolence on Sunday (15th of May, 2022) to the Crown Prince of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday (13th of May, 2022) at the age of 73.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed took to the Twitter to hold: “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. The Emirates lost its righteous son, the leader of the empowerment stage and the trustee of its blessed journey. His stances, achievements, wisdom, giving and initiatives in every corner of the country. Khalifa bin Zayed, my brother, my mentor and my teacher, may God have mercy on you with his vast mercy and enter you into his good pleasure and paradise”.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون .. فقدت الإمارات ابنها البار وقائد “مرحلة التمكين” وأمين رحلتها المباركة.. مواقفه وإنجازاته وحكمته وعطاؤه ومبادراته في كل زاوية من زوايا الوطن.. خليفة بن زايد، أخي وعضيدي ومعلمي ، رحمك الله بواسع رحمته وأدخلك في رضوانه وجنانه.
The president of the oil-rich Gulf state, who was rarely seen in public, is likely to be replaced by his half-brother, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, who was already seen as the UAE’s de facto ruler.
“The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has mourned to the UAE people, Arab and Islamic nations and the world the death of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan,” the official WAM news agency tweeted.
The ministry announced 40 days of mourning, with flags at half-mast from Friday and work suspended in the public and private sector for the first three days.
Sheikh Khalifa took over as the UAE’s second president in November 2004, succeeding his father as the 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi, the richest of the federation’s seven emirates.
He has rarely been seen in public since 2014, when he had surgery following a stroke, although he has continued to issue rulings. The cause of death was not immediately released.
The UAE, that was founded in 1971, has gone from desert outpost to booming state in its short history, fueled by its oil wealth and Dubai’s rise as a trading and financial center. The Arab world’s second-biggest economy behind Saudi Arabia.
The bearded Sheikh Khalifa had cut a frail figure on his occasional public appearances, while his Mohammed bin Zayed hosted world leaders and led diplomatic forays abroad.
Sheikh Khalifa, who had no formal higher education, led the UAE as Dubai emerged as a tourism and trade hub and Abu Dhabi pumped oil as a key OPEC player.
He came to the rescue of Dubai when it was hit by the global financial crisis in 2009, extending a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to the debt-laden emirate.
Pakistan’s civil and military leadership have expressed deep grief over the sad demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and extended condolences to the Royal Family and the people of the United Arab Emirates.
President Dr Arif Alvi in a message said in this hour of sorrow, the Pakistani nation shared the grief of the United Arab Emirates. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his condolence message said the UAE has lost a visionary leader and Pakistan a great friend.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari maintained that with the demise of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Arabian region lost an extra-ordinary ruler.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and all ranks of Pakistan Army expressed heartfelt condolence on the sad demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the departed soul.
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