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Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE passed away
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Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE passed away

The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced the death of UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In addition to being the ruler of Abu Dhabi, he was also the UAE president. He was 73 years old when he died. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced on Friday that the nation will observe 40 days of official mourning during which flags will be lowered to half-mast and ministries. The government entities will be closed for three days,” the agency wrote on Twitter.  The Emirati president, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan , had been serving as UAE president since 2004. But his role has been mostly ceremonial since he suffered a stroke in 2014. After suffering a stroke in 2014, King Khalifa had been seldom seen in public since. As a result, his half-broth...