Childhood & Education
Khalifa was brought into the world on 7 September 1948 at Qasr Al-Muwaiji, Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi (then, at that point, a piece of the Trucial States), the oldest child of Zayed canister Sultan Al Nahyan. He was a proud graduate of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Personal life
He was the eldest child of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. He got married to Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei and had eight kids: Sultan, Mohammed, Shamma, Salama, Osha, Sheikha, Lateefa, and Mouza.
Political Life
As Ruler's Representative and Crown Prince: 1966-1971
At the point when his dad, Zayed, became Emir of Abu Dhabi in 1966, Khalifa was named the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi and Head of the Courts Department in Al Ain. Zayed was the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region before he turned into the Emir of Abu Dhabi. A couple of months after the fact, the position was given to Tahnoun container Mohammed Al Nahyan.
On 1 February 1969, Khalifa was assigned the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and on the following day he was selected Head of the Abu Dhabi Department of Defense. There, he regulated the development of the Abu Dhabi Defense Force, which after 1971 turned into the center of the UAE Armed Forces.
As Deputy Prime Minister
Following the foundation of the UAE in 1971, Khalifa accepted a few situations in Abu Dhabi as top of the Abu Dhabi Cabinet. After the reproduction of the Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Cabinet was supplanted by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Khalifa turned into the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE (23 Dec 1973) and the Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi (20 Jan 1974).
In May 1976, he became appointee administrator of the UAE Armed Forces, under the President. He likewise turned into the top of the Supreme Petroleum Council in the last part of the 1980s. The post allowed him wide powers in energy matters. He was additionally the director of the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency.
As President: 2004-2022
He prevailed to the posts of Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 3 November 2004, supplanting his dad Zayed receptacle Sultan Al Nahyan, who had kicked the bucket the other day. He had been acting president since his dad turned out to be sick, preceding his passing.
On 1 December 2005, the President declared that portion of the individuals from the Federal National Council (FNC), a get together that prompts the president, would be in a roundabout way chosen. A big part of the board's individuals were as yet designated by the heads of the emirates.
In 2009, Khalifa was reappointed as President for a second five-year term.
In March 2011, Khalifa sent the United Arab Emirates Air Force to help the tactical intercession in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi, close by powers from NATO, Qatar, Sweden, and Jordan.
Khalifa promised the full help of the UAE to Bahrain despite favorable to a majority rules government uprising in 2011.
Sometime thereafter, Khalifa was positioned as the world's fourth-richest ruler, with a fortune assessed to be valued at $15 billion.
In January 2014, Khalifa suffered a heart attack and was accounted for to have been in a steady condition after going through an activity.
During his administration in February 2022, the UAE consented to organization arrangements with Israel on the travel industry and medical services.
Passing Away
Sheikh Khalifa went onto his final journey on 13 May 2022 at 73 years old. He was buried with honor at Al Bateen Cemetery in Abu Dhabi.
The Ministry of Presidential Affairs declared a 40-day public grieving with national flags at half-staff alongside a three-day suspension of work in private firms and the authority substances at the government and neighborhood levels of establishment. State grieving was additionally reported in numerous other Arab League countries. Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, Mauritania and Qatar announced official grieving and hails at half-pole for three days. In Jordan, grieving was pronounced for 40 days, while national flags will fly half-pole in Kuwait. Pakistan declared a three-day grieving. India additionally pronounced a time of public grieving with national flags at half-staff for one day beginning from 14 May 2022.
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