# Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

> He turned a collection of desert sheikhdoms into a single federation and stayed at the helm for 33 years. Abu Dhabi's oil wealth became the glue, and his willingness to share power among rival rulers made the experiment stick.

*Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zayed-bin-sultan-al-nahyan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1918-05-06
- **Died:** 2004-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Zayed governed Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region from 1946, watching his older brother Shakhbut rule the emirate itself. On 6 August 1966, members of the ruling family—with British backing—deposed Shakhbut in a bloodless coup and installed Zayed as ruler. Oil revenue was flooding in, and the family wanted someone who would spend it. Five years later, on 2 December 1971, Zayed became the first president of the newly independent United Arab Emirates, binding seven sheikhdoms into a federation that many expected would fracture. He held the office until his death in 2004, long enough to be called the Father of the Nation.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Poetry, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayed_bin_Sultan_Al_Nahyan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167846)
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- [Wikiquote](https://ar.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86)
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