The following is taken from the official website of
the Prime Minister of the UAE, www.uaepm.ae in the
Prime Minister’s First e-Session with the public.
Q: Your Highness, my question is about the UAE
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa. We want
to know more about your relationship with His
Highness since you have many common experiences.
We would like to know more about His Highness
Sheikh Khalifa’s personality.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: We
have known each other since we were young men,
and we managed to better know each other when
the union meetings started. Since the establishment
of the Federation of the UAE in December 1971,
we have been working, each in his position, for the
interest and prosperity of the country and the people.
After Sheikh Zayed became the ruler of Abu Dhabi
in 1966, Sheikh Khalifa was his aide and gained lots
of experience in managing the country’s affairs and
politics; he also acquired comprehensive knowledge
about the country and citizens. Sheikh Khalifa
has inherited his father’s wisdom and foresight,
generosity, patience and his support for the poor and
down-trodden. He is a leader who is truly devoted
to serve his country and his people. Sheikh Khalifa’s
ultimate happiness is to see every man and woman of
the UAE happy and enjoying a prosperous life.
Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE
Armed Forces and chairman of Mubadala, Sheikh
Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and
heir apparent is the person most visibly active in the
Royal Family.
As patron of the World Future Energy Summit
and a number of other high-profile endorsements,
he is active in the implementation of Abu Dhabi’s
modernisation programme.
The Sandhurst-educated military man is also a
seminal figure with regard to international relations.
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