UAE: Sultan Bin Zayed dies while overseas
Issue 1093
- 28 Nov 2019
| 2 minute read
The UAE president’s representative Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, a relatively low-profile brother of President Khalifa Bin Zayed and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ), died on 18 November while undergoing medical treatment abroad. The cause of death was not revealed. A three-day official mourning period followed. The funeral took place on 20 November at Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed the First Mosque in Al-Bateen, where funeral prayers were led by MBZ.
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