Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Arabic: زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان; 1835 – 18 May 1909), also known as Zayed the Great or Zayed the First was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1855 to his death in 1909. He was the grandfather and namesake of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, founder of the United Arab Emirates.
| Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | |
|---|---|
Painting of Zayed bin Khalifa at the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum | |
| Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
| Reign | 1855 – 18 May 1909 |
| Predecessor | Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan |
| Successor | Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
| Born | 1835 Abu Dhabi |
| Died | May 19, 1909 (aged 73–74) |
| Spouse | Maitha Almansoori daughter of Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi |
| Issue | Khalifa bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Ruler Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (no sons) Ruler Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Ruler Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Ruler Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan Said bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahayan (no sons) Hazza Mohammad |
| House | Al Nahyan family |
| Father | Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan |
| Mother | from the al-Suwaidi |
| Religion | Islam |
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