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==President==
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan has still not been elected as a president of the UAE. Instead, Shaikh Maktoom, the governor of Dubai, is practising presidency temporarly untill a new president will be elected within 30 days from Novemer 2, 2004, a day in which Shikh Zayed passed away.<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.130.63.3|67.130.63.3]] ([[User talk:67.130.63.3|talk]]) 22:14, 6 November 2004</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->

:Since the world's press, quoting the UAE official news agency [http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2517241] [http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&tab=nn&ie=UTF-8&q=UAE+official+news+agency] has reported otherwise, you will need to come up with evidence to support your case if your comment is to stay. Note also [[http://www.uaeinteract.com/]], the official site for the Ministry of Information and Culture in the UAE, which at the time of posting leads with a story of President Sheik Khalifa receiving Jacques Chirac. The King of Bahrain is quoted as saying '....we welcome the mandate taken by the Supreme Council to name Sheikh Khalifa the President of the UAE, wishing him all the success, as he is the right successor for the right predecessor”, said the Bahrain King in a statement upon arrival here.' It all seems pretty much like an open and shut case to me. [[User:Jongarrettuk|jguk]] 23:15, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Somebody should add this info to this article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=7402099&page=1  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/87.219.124.200|87.219.124.200]] ([[User talk:87.219.124.200|talk]]) 19:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

BUMP. I think this should be looked at. [[Special:Contributions/84.13.122.6|84.13.122.6]] ([[User talk:84.13.122.6|talk]]) 19:43, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

==Nahyan/Nahayan==
The spelling in the title doesn't match that of the article. [[User:Grusl|Grusl]] ([[User talk:Grusl|talk]]) 02:36, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

:Interesting.  A similar discussion just began on [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan]]'s [[Talk:Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan|talk page]].  I think everything should be changed to "Nahyan."  The [http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/zayed.asp official UAE government website] uses "Nahyan." [[User:Leitmanp|Leitmanp]] ([[User talk:Leitmanp|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Leitmanp|contributions]]) 02:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

:: For what it's worth, I agree! [[User:Grusl|Grusl]] ([[User talk:Grusl|talk]]) 07:18, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

:::Okay.  I will go through the entire article and change the name, right now.  [[User:Leitmanp|Leitmanp]] ([[User talk:Leitmanp|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Leitmanp|contributions]]) 18:24, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

::::{{Done}} There was only one incorrect name in the article.  I guess the main problem was just the title, I changed that too.  [[User:Leitmanp|Leitmanp]] ([[User talk:Leitmanp|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Leitmanp|contributions]]) 18:29, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

==Vandalism==
The picture is of a horse and the title of the picture reads "maxamed cabul waa iraad sxbkiis." This article should be nominated for protection.  --@Discover10 00:51, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
: I have fixed the problem for now

{{done}} [[Special:Contributions/84.13.122.6|84.13.122.6]] ([[User talk:84.13.122.6|talk]]) 19:44, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

== When is he born? ==
Here it is written he is born Januar 25, 1945, but the article has the category of 1948 births, and in a box it is written he was born in 1948.  In the most of other languages, for example my language Norwegian, it is written he is born in 1948 - and no date. In German it is written same date as in English, and the category of 1945 births, and in Russian it is written he was born in 1945 with date, but the category of 1949 births. 
[[Special:Contributions/80.202.168.82|80.202.168.82]] ([[User talk:80.202.168.82|talk]]) 21:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
*In the Chinese version he is also referred as born January 25, 1945.[[User:HenryXVII|Heinrich ⅩⅦ von Bayern]] ([[User talk:HenryXVII|talk]]) 01:56, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
**Usually, 1948 is considered to be correct. [[User:СЛУЖБА|СЛУЖБА]] ([[User talk:СЛУЖБА|talk]]) 21:16, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
*** Due to lack of records in those days, it is hard to keep track of them.

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== Edits ==
This link is a Wikipedia article which has been verified. Therefore, it can be used. 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates#Religious_freedom'.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/129.127.54.166|129.127.54.166]] ([[User talk:129.127.54.166|talk]]) 14:00, 9 April 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== really now ==
Half of this article is dedicated to sewage from his "vacation home."

The guy is a head of state and his biography is about sewage in the seychelles?  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/124.195.223.126|124.195.223.126]] ([[User talk:124.195.223.126|talk]]) 15:40, 26 January 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I'd be minded to agree. Also, his titles are wrong and there are a number of other minor issues. An edit in order to reign back the sewage stuff and correct the errors? Although nobody seems to have bothered since the comment above in January... [[User:Alexandermcnabb|Alexandermcnabb]] ([[User talk:Alexandermcnabb|talk]]) 04:22, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Auto writes: is it worth including that he is the titular [at least] owner of [[Azzam (2013 yacht)|Azzam]], at 25 May 2015 the longest motor yacht in the world?  I suggest it merits consideration.  Auto wrote.  2020Z 25 May 2015.  [[Special:Contributions/86.168.140.181|86.168.140.181]] ([[User talk:86.168.140.181|talk]]) 20:19, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
:{{done}} Mention of the yacht has been included. [[Special:Contributions/84.13.122.6|84.13.122.6]] ([[User talk:84.13.122.6|talk]]) 19:48, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

== Family ==
Can we add a proper family section please?--[[Special:Contributions/88.104.131.9|88.104.131.9]] ([[User talk:88.104.131.9|talk]]) 16:31, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

== Khalifa? ==
Isn't [[Khalifa]] a title rather than a proper name? [[User:Kortoso|Kortoso]] ([[User talk:Kortoso|talk]]) 17:04, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
:It can be either [[Special:Contributions/84.13.122.6|84.13.122.6]] ([[User talk:84.13.122.6|talk]]) 19:45, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

== Date of birth ==

[https://i.imgsafe.org/6ea2d99a06.png This passport photo] shows the date of birth as September 7 1948. You cannot get a more credible source than this and I know it may look sketchy to non-UAE citizens but as a UAE passport holder, I can attest it is real. There aren't any websites online which show the full date of birth as all/most only show the year 1948. Please change the birth date to the real one. I have done it thrice so far and people keep reverting back and I am a UAE Citizen so I will not "vandalize" my President's page. {{reply to|richi}} was kind enough to link me to Wikipedia pages regarding edits and this is quoted from his response in my talk page on 10:28, 12 November 2016 (UTC): "Your edits do not conform to [[WP:BLP]], especially the [[WP:IC]] and [[WP:RS]] parts. Just because you feel an existing entry is wrong, that's insufficient reason to violate established, hard-and-fast rules." Thank you. [[User:Elemirati|Elemirati]] ([[User talk:Elemirati|talk]]) 10:47, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:'''Oppose:''' I'm unaware of how the article came by the original birth date, but we have two RSs that give the BLP subject's age. I am not aware of any RSs that disagree. Do any editors have such an RS? ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:12, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:'''Comment''' Before anyone makes a judgment please complete the preliminary reading, of the following two sections of the attached articles [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan#Family and early life|Sheikh Zayed birthdate]] and [[Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi#endnote_Birth1|Sheikh Saqr birthdate]]. I think a similar situation to these two articles has occurred. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:17, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::I suspect you misunderstand what Wikipedia is, despite several editors' attempts to gently educate you. We do not judge truth here. We let [[WP:RS]]s do that. The two examples you quote are all well-sourced, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/AFAICT AFAICT]. So feel free to [[WP:Be bold|be bold]] and do something similar, '''but only if you have a RS''' ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:26, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::Additionally, I note that both those articles describe dead people. If Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was more-than-recently dead, many editors would be less legalistic about the situation. But he appears to be very much alive! ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:29, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::That's my point. What reliable sources use the current birthdate? Please see [[WP:CIRCULAR]], as I think it may have caused this problem. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::ref#1 (Forbes is normally [[WP:AEIS]]&mdash;good) and the sole external link ([[WP:PRIMARY]]&mdash;adequate as a confirmation). Do you see evidence that the Forbes editor has fallen into the Circular trap? ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:42, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::::I may have found the start of the circular trap. The Forbes article where it is reportedly stated (but I have failed to see this information despite yours' two claims) was added around 2 years after this {{Diff|Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|prev|399222450|edit}}. As noted this is based off of astrotheme.com which is almost certainly not an RS. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 20:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::I do agree with [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] that none of these birthdates may be correct, but the January 25 birthdate has no RS while the September 7 at least has one debatable RS. I am confident that ref#1's birthdate was obtained from Wikipedia as [[User:richi|richi]] suggested. There is a Snapchat account @UAE (also owner of @EmiratesRoyalFamily on Instagram) who talks about the UAE's leaders and is regularly invited to events and weddings where Sheikhs attend, and if you check his Instagram you will see how he only posts photos of the country's leaders. Last night on @UAE Snapchat, he talked about the wrong birthdate of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and requested everyone not to rely on the Wikipedia birthdate, and in turn supplied the passport image. I then rushed to make the changes on his Wikipedia page and my edits got reverted thrice at least. I fully respect Wikipedia rules regarding edits but what I do not understand is that the January 25 birthdate has no RS while the September 7 birthdate has a debatable RS, but I personally consider it to be a RS because no one can fake the passport copy like that and even if someone does, they are going to be severely prosecuted. I hope Wikipedia editors pass the edits when they deem the source a relatively good RS. [[User:Elemirati|Elemirati]] ([[User talk:Elemirati|talk]]) 14:44, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::For the record, I suggested no such thing. As for changing the date, please supply at least one RS that cites this other date. ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 15:50, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::I think the user meant that I suggested it, but I personally do think that the ID is a good enough RS. Where in the Forbes ref#1 or the external link does it mention the exact birthday? I can only see them specifying the year. The Forbes ref#1 source were retrieved in 26 June 2012 so I'll look for edits before that. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 19:58, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::'''Update''' I found this, but I'm not sure how good it is.<ref name="Khalifa Al Nahyan {{!}} Wealth-X">{{cite web|title=Khalifa Al Nahyan {{!}} Wealth-X|url=http://www.wealthx.com/articles/2015/khalifa-al-nahyan/|website=Wealth-X|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref> [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:37, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::Better than nothing, I guess. But can you find a ref that speaks to your alternative September date? ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:49, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::{{edit conflict}} Please see below. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:57, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::'''Some more sources''' We should also consider these.<ref name="Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation">{{cite web|title=Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation|url=http://www.khalifafoundation.ae/new/index.php?module=news&nid=354&catid=56&language=1|website=www.khalifafoundation.ae|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref><ref name="H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan">{{cite web|title=H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|url=http://ourallegiancetokhalifa.com/en/biography/bio.aspx?bioid=2|website=Our Allegiance To Khalifa|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref><ref name="His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan {{!}} UAE Embassy in Washington, DC">{{cite web|title=His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan {{!}} UAE Embassy in Washington, DC|url=http://www.uae-embassy.org/about-uae/about-government/his-highness-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan|website=www.uae-embassy.org|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref><ref name="The UAE President">{{cite web|title=The UAE President|url=https://www.cpc.gov.ae/en-us/thepresident/Pages/president.aspx|website=Crown Prince Court|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref> I'll have a look at what else I can find. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:44, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::'''Yet another source''' I have found one more source<ref name= "Federal Supreme Council">{{cite web|title=Federal Supreme Council|url=http://www.uaecabinet.ae/en/details/federal-supreme-council/his-highness-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan|website=www.uaecabinet.ae|accessdate=12 November 2016|language=English}}</ref> which again only specifies the year and not month. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 20:02, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::I don't see a birth date in any of those four ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 13:51, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::::{{edit conflict}} The only thing that I could find online at the moment was the ID provided by [[User:Elemirati|Elemirati]], but my point was that he certainly has an official birthdate to tick the box, but the exact one may be unknown like this fathers. My linking of Sheikh Saqr was to show that a [[WP:REFLOOP]] may have occurred. I doubt that the September birthday is his exact birthday, but I believe it is what is used on official documents. I'll try and take a look at Arabic language sources to see what else I can find. The lack of a birthday in those official government sources or closely linked organisations suggests the exact birthdate isn't known. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 13:57, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::::I do wish you two would stop putting words in my mouth. I didn't say the Forbes ref gave his DoB. Scroll up, and you'll see I said the two refs gave his '''age'''. We can note that the DoB is disputed, but we should not quote a disputed date unless it has a RS&mdash;[[WP:BLP]] ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 20:08, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::::::Sorry if you're getting irritated; didn't mean to put words in your mouth but this discussion has been a bit disorganised and confusing. I'm not disputing his age, which I believe is correct give or take a year. I agree that we should note the precise DoB is disputed, but if we do that then we should use the one on the ID and not the one from the astrology website. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 20:22, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
:::::::Apology graciously accepted, but please indent correctly. I can't find an astrology website in the reflist; can you clarify? ... [[User:richi|richi]]&nbsp;''([[User talk:richi|hello]])'' 23:29, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
::::::::I did not include it in the reflist, but wrote it above. "I may have found the start of the circular trap. The Forbes article where it is reportedly stated (but I have failed to see this information despite yours' two claims) was added around 2 years after this {{Diff|Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|prev|399222450|edit}}. As noted this is based off of astrotheme.com which is almost certainly not an RS. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 20:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)". This is what I meant by this conversation being disorganised. [[User:Emir of Wikipedia|Emir of Wikipedia]] ([[User talk:Emir of Wikipedia|talk]]) 09:34, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
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== Sandhurst ==

Any source on his Sandhurst training? What year did he graduate? [[User:MultipleTom|MultipleTom]] ([[User talk:MultipleTom|talk]]) 23:21, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

== Death ==

There is some speculation, I came across a Youtube video which states that 'A Royal Family member has died'. [[Special:Contributions/101.178.163.19|101.178.163.19]] ([[User talk:101.178.163.19|talk]]) 05:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

:He has died today, it's all over the UAE news: https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/05/13/president-sheikh-khalifa-dies-age-73/ [[Special:Contributions/176.205.9.101|176.205.9.101]] ([[User talk:176.205.9.101|talk]]) 11:14, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2022 ==

{{edit semi-protected|Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|answered=yes}}
Could you please add the death year at the bottom of the page under the headlines "Ruler of Abu Dhabi" and "President of the United Arab Emirates". It should say 2004-2022 in both places. [[Special:Contributions/194.69.14.132|194.69.14.132]] ([[User talk:194.69.14.132|talk]]) 11:22, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> – [[User:Njd-de|NJD-DE]] ([[User talk:Njd-de|talk]]) 11:31, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

== missing word ==

On the second paragraph, second line, the second sentence starts "When Zayed on 2 November 2004," and should say "When Zayed died on 2 November 2004"

[[User:Albiewrtr|Albiewrtr]] ([[User talk:Albiewrtr|talk]]) 23:48, 15 May 2022 (UTC)


==Books==

He wrote several. How about a list? [[Special:Contributions/2601:647:5801:F6D0:783A:8A86:1B9F:ACFE|2601:647:5801:F6D0:783A:8A86:1B9F:ACFE]] ([[User talk:2601:647:5801:F6D0:783A:8A86:1B9F:ACFE|talk]]) 07:36, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

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== Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque  ==

I added a new topic about a mosque attributed to him. Link of the source is below. 

https://visitalain.ae/en/experiences/culture/sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-mosque [[User:Aamm115|Aamm115]] ([[User talk:Aamm115|talk]]) 17:14, 21 September 2024 (UTC)