On 1 July 1971, Sheikh Khalifa was appointed as Prime Minister of Abu Dhabi and Minister of Defence and Finance. On 1 February 1969, Sheikh Khalifa was designated the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, this being followed on 2 February 1969 by his appointment as the Head of the Abu Dhabi Department of Defence, in which post he oversaw the building-up of the Abu Dhabi Defence Force (ADDF) which later became the nucleus of the UAE Armed Forces. Born in the inland oasis-city of Al Ain in 1948, and locally educated, Sheikh Khalifa was appointed as Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, based in Al Ain, and as Head of the local Courts Department on 18 September 1966, following his father's accession as Ruler of Abu Dhabi the previous month. Sheikh Khalifa has been involved in government for nearly 40 years. He has committed himself to continue in the footsteps of his late father, from whom, he has said, he learned something new every day, absorbing his values, 'and the need for patience and prudence in all things'. ![]() The new UAE President had previously been Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi since 1969. ![]() Sheikh Khalifa is also Ruler of Abu Dhabi, having succeeded to that position on his father's death on 2 November 2004. HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan was elected by the Supreme Council of Rulers (Federal Supreme Council) as President of the United Arab Emirates on 3 November 2004, to succeed his father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, who had been UAE President from the foundation of the Federation in 1971. Who's Who in the United Arab Emirates 2014Ī s i a P a c i f i c I n f o S e r v P t y L t d
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