[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]As the UAE awoke on Thursday to the news of a leader’s death, prayers began to flood in. Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President’s brother and a representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, died after suffering from a health ailment.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, was among the first to post a prayer with a black-and-white portrait of Sheikh Saeed.
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Dr Anwar Gargash, the UAE President’s diplomatic adviser, paid homage to Sheikh Saeed, describing him as a man “who devoted his life to serving his country and its leadership.”
Here’s a post he shared on the platform X (formerly Twitter):
“Sincere condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and to the honorable Al Nahyan family, on the death of Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed, who devoted his life to serving his country and its leadership.”
خالص مشاعر التعزية إلى صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان رئيس الدولة حفظه الله وإلى آل نهيان الكرام بوفاة المغفور له الشيخ سعيد بن زايد الذي كرس حياته لخدمة بلاده وقيادته.
نسأل الله أن يتغمد فقيد الإمارات بواسع رحمته ويلهم صاحب السمو والأسرة الكريمة جميل الصبر وحسن العزاء. pic.twitter.com/AB9baOREbM— د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) July 26, 2023
The Arabic hashtag for ‘Saeed bin Zayed’ and other similar phrases like as ‘Abu Dhabi ruler’ (as he was the emirate’s representative) were trending on X this morning, with hundreds of tweets flooding in.
Hassan Sajwani, an influencer in the UAE with over 200,000 followers, conveyed his condolences:
Heartfelt condolences to the President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the respectful Al Nahyan family, and the the entire UAE on the sad demise of late HH Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
May God have mercy on his soul. #سعيد_بن_زايد
— حسن سجواني 🇦🇪 Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) July 26, 2023
Sheikh Saeed, who was born in Al Ain in 1965, was appointed as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi’s Representative in June 2010 and has held a variety of posts in the administration. He had also worked in the office of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE’s Founding Father.
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