Mohamed bin Zayed elected as UAE President by the Federal Supreme Council
- In Reports
- 10:27 PM, May 14, 2022
- Myind Staff
The UAE’s Federal Supreme Council has elected Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the UAE, the Emirates News Agency WAM reported on Saturday.
Dubai Ruler and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shared his congratulations, according to a WAM report.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, offered his congratulations.
"Today, the Federal Supreme Council elected my brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as President of the State," he wrote on Twitter.
"We congratulate him, and we pledge allegiance to him, and our people pledge allegiance to him."
The Council held a meeting today at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
An official statement issued by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said that according to Article 51 of the Constitution, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was unanimously elected as the President of the UAE to succeed the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He becomes the third president in the country's history following the death of Sheikh Khalifa on Friday.
Sheikh Khalifa, ailing for a long time, died on Friday. He was 73. He was the eldest son of the UAE's founder President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He served as the President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi from November 3, 2004. He was elected to succeed his father who served as the UAE's first president from 1971 until he passed away on November 2, 2004.
President Ram Nath Kovind expressed grief on the passing of the UAE President.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid respect to the leader, calling him a great statesman and visionary leader under whom India-UAE relations prospered. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed condolences to the family of the UAE President and the people of the country.
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) said a one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Saturday as a mark of respect to United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
The MHA said in a statement “United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died on Friday. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the GOI has decided that there will be one day’s state mourning tomorrow throughout India”.
“The National Flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where the National Flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day,” it added.
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