National Day Supplement 2014 December 2014 | Page 10

Snapshot Of The Emirates

ABU DHABI
HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Nahyan, Founding Father of the UAE
and former Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nayhan, UAE President and the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi.

Founding Father: HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan (1966 – 2004)
Current Ruler: HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayhan (2004 – present)
Important Landmarks: The Grand Mosque, Maqta Bridge
Key Industries: Tourism, Oil & Gas Production and Free Zone Business Investment Opportunities

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he emirate of Abu Dhabi is
the capital of the United Arab
Emirates and is also the
second most populous of the
seven emirates. Under the diligent
guidance of their visionary founding
father HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
Al Nahyan and the current Ruler of
Abu Dhabi, President of the UAE and
commander of the Union Defence
Force, HH Sheikh Kalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Abu Dhabi has grown into a
cosmopolitan metropolis.

• Jebel Hafeet, located in Al Ain, is the
UAE’s second tallest mountain and
has evidence of early civilisations
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