Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Quotes

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he succeeded Sheikh Shakhbut as the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and then as the first president of the United Arab Emirates while he retained his position as Abu Dhabi's ruler from 1971 until his death in 2004. He is revered in the United Arab Emirates as the Waalid al-Ummah , credited for being the principal driving force behind uniting seven emirates.Zayed replaced his older brother Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan as the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 6 August 1966 after Shakhbut was deposed through a bloodless coup by members of the ruling family with British support. Wikipedia

✵ 6. May 1918 – 2. November 2004

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“Grant me agriculture and I shall guarantee civilization for you.”

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

2 https://ar.wikiquote.org/wiki/زايد_بن_سلطان_آل_نهيان [citation needed]

“To treat every person, no matter what his creed or race, as a special soul, is a mark of Islam.”

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

1 https://en.vogue.me/culture/the-most-inspirational-quotes-from-the-late-sheikh-zayed/

“Wealth is not money. Wealth lies in men. This is where true power lies, the power we value. This is what has convinced us to direct all our resources to build the individual, and to use the wealth which God has provided us in the service of the nation.”

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

1 https://en.vogue.me/culture/the-most-inspirational-quotes-from-the-late-sheikh-zayed/, 3 https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/9827319.Sheikh_Zayed_Al_Nahyan