Tuesday, November 2, 2004

UAE president has died

President of the United Arab Emirates Shaikh Zayid bin Sultan al-Nahayan has died, state television said.

He was 86.

...Under the UAE constitution, Vice-President and Prime Minister Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, will act as president until the federal council, which groups rulers of the seven emirates, meets within 30 days to elect a new president.
Aljazeera article

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