| Adam Lusher 5 April 2016 | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 24 |
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| 8-acre site of his palace in 2005, according to the sales document | Morgan said "the letter of the law" might not have been followed in the land sale |
| Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the 23 May 2008• Knight Grand Cross of the 08 January 2012 | After the reconstruction of the , the Abu Dhabi Cabinet was replaced by the , and Khalifa became the 2nd 23 December 1973 and the 20 January 1974 , under his father |
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| As , he had already carried out some aspects of the presidency since the late 1990s while his father was facing health problems | In May 1976, he became deputy commander of the UAE Armed Forces, under the President |
Zayed was the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region before he became the Emir of Abu Dhabi.