Knight Grand Cross of the 08 January 2012 | 8-acre site of his palace in 2005, according to the sales document |
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In March 2011, Khalifa sent the to support the , alongside forces from , , and | In January 2014, Khalifa suffered a and was reported to have been in a stable condition after undergoing an operation |
He has since assumed a lower profile in state affairs, but retained ceremonial presidential powers.
He succeeded to the posts of Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates UAE on 3 November 2004, replacing his father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who had died the day before | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the 23 May 2008• A month after the start of construction of the palace, the national utility company warned that the site's plans posed threats to the water supply |
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In Fall 2011, the Emirates initiated a program to promote "allegiance" to Khalifa and other Emirati leaders | Morgan said "the letter of the law" might not have been followed in the land sale |
" On 4 January 2010, the world's tallest man-made structure, originally known as Burj Dubai, was renamed the in his honor.
18Sheikh Khalifa succeeded his father, , as Emir of Abu Dhabi on 2 November 2004 and became the President of the UAE the next day | On 1 February 1969, Khalifa was nominated the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and on the next day he was appointed Head of the Abu Dhabi Department of Defense |
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Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable 25 November 2010 | His half brother Sheikh now carries out public affairs of the state and day-to-day decision-making of the |
President at Abu Dhabi International Airport, 13 January 2008 In 2010, Khalifa was described in a signed by then as a "distant and uncharismatic personage.
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