Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, was elected as the
new President of the United Arab Emirates on 3 November 2004, to succeed his
father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAE President from 1971
to 2004, from whom, he has said, he learned “the need for patience and prudence
in all things.”
Since becoming UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa has presided over a major
re-structuring of both the Federal Government and the government of the Emirate
of Abu Dhabi. The appointment of a new Cabinet in February 2006, with
Vice-President and Dubai Ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Prime
Minister, saw major changes in the portfolios with, crucially, the creation of
new ministries devoted to the streamlining and modernizing of the business of
government, a new focus on community development and, through the new Ministry
of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, an important step towards reform of
the political process with the introduction of indirect elections for half of
the FNC's membership
new President of the United Arab Emirates on 3 November 2004, to succeed his
father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAE President from 1971
to 2004, from whom, he has said, he learned “the need for patience and prudence
in all things.”
Since becoming UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa has presided over a major
re-structuring of both the Federal Government and the government of the Emirate
of Abu Dhabi. The appointment of a new Cabinet in February 2006, with
Vice-President and Dubai Ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Prime
Minister, saw major changes in the portfolios with, crucially, the creation of
new ministries devoted to the streamlining and modernizing of the business of
government, a new focus on community development and, through the new Ministry
of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, an important step towards reform of
the political process with the introduction of indirect elections for half of
the FNC's membership