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Article: Profile: UAE new president Sheikh Khalifa
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 4, 2004
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Profile: UAE new president Sheikh Khalifa
ABU DHABI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Council of the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday evening unanimously elected Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new president of the UAE, the
official Emirates news agency WAM reported Wednesday.
Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi, is the
eldest son of late President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who
died Tuesday evening at the age of 86 and was buried on Wednesday
afternoon.
Following the death of his father and the country's founding
president, Sheik Khalifa became Emir of Abu Dhabi Tuesday, paving the
way for his succession of the father's post as UAE president.
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