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President of the United Arab Emirates
President of the United Arab Emirates
رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
	Emblem of the United Arab Emirates
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; since 14 May 2022
	Executive branch of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates
Style	His Highness
Status	Head of state
Member of	Federal Supreme Council
Residence	Qasr Al Watan
Seat	Abu Dhabi
Appointer	Federal Supreme Council
Term length	5 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
Inaugural holder	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Formation	2 December 1971; 53 years ago
Deputy	Vice Presidents of the United Arab Emirates
Website	Official website

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The president of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة), or the Raʾīs (Arabic: رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).^[1]^[2]

The president and vice presidents are de jure elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council, and the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is de jure appointed by the president.^[3] De facto, the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi holds the presidency and the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai holds the premiership. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the UAE Armed Forces.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one federal state. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who died in office on 13 May 2022.^[4] Following his brother Khalifa's death, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal Supreme Council on 14 May 2022.^[5]

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Emirate
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Emirate
1		Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان (1918–2004)	2 December 1971	2 November 2004^[6] (Died in office)	32 years, 336 days	Abu Dhabi
–		Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم (1943–2006) Acting	2 November 2004	3 November 2004	1 day	Dubai
2		Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان (1948–2022)	3 November 2004^[7]	13 May 2022^[8] (Died in office)	17 years, 191 days	Abu Dhabi
–		Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم (1949–) Acting	13 May 2022^[9]	14 May 2022	1 day	Dubai
3		Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan محمد بن زايد آل نهيان (1961–)	14 May 2022^[5]	Incumbent	2 years, 231 days	Abu Dhabi

Insignia

Standard of the president, 1973 to 2008.
Standard of the president, 2008 to present.

Timeline

References

^ "The UAE Leaders". mideast-capital-6 (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "The Political System of the UAE". www.hziegler.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "United Arab Emirates 1971 (rev. 2009) Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org.
^ "UAE". Arabruleoflaw.org. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Reporter, A. Staff. "Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected President of the UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "CNN.com – UAE's president Nahyan dies – Nov 2, 2004". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "Khalifa elected new UAE President". Emirates News Agency. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73". BBC News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies". Reuters. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "The UAE Leaders". mideast-capital-6 (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[2] "The Political System of the UAE". www.hziegler.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[3] "United Arab Emirates 1971 (rev. 2009) Constitution - Constitute". www.constituteproject.org.

[4] "UAE". Arabruleoflaw.org. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

[:0-5] Reporter, A. Staff. "Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected President of the UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[6] "CNN.com – UAE's president Nahyan dies – Nov 2, 2004". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[7] "Khalifa elected new UAE President". Emirates News Agency. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[8] "UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73". BBC News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[9] "UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies". Reuters. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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+{{short description|Head of state of the United Arab Emirates}}
-{{Infobox Monarchy
+{{Infobox political post <!-- The UAE's presidency is not a true monarchical office, so using {{infobox monarchy}} is inapproporiate.-->
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+| post = President
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+| body = the United Arab Emirates
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+| insignia = Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg
+| insigniasize = 70px
-|image              = Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.jpg|200px
+| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of the United Arab Emirates]]
-|incumbent          = [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]<br> <small>of [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]]</small> </br>
+| flag = Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates.svg
-|his/her            = His Excellency
+| flagsize = 150px
-|first_monarch      = [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
+| flagcaption = [[Flag of the United Arab Emirates|Presidential Standard]]
-|date               = December 2, 1971
+| flagborder = yes
+| style = [[His Highness]]
+| image = File:His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 11, 2016.jpg
+| incumbent = [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
+| incumbentsince = 14 May 2022
+| member_of = [[Federal Supreme Council]]
+| department = [[Federal_government_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates#Executive_branch|Executive branch of the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates]]
+| seat = [[Abu Dhabi]]
+| appointer = [[Federal Supreme Council]]
+| termlength = 5 years, renewable
+| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of the United Arab Emirates]]
+| residence = [[Qasr Al Watan]]
+| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1971|12|02}}
+| inaugural = [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
+| deputy = [[Vice Presidents of the United Arab Emirates]]
+| website = [https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/the-president-and-his-deputy Official website]
+| status = [[Head of state]]
 }}
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-The President is the [[Head of State]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]].  Because the current ruler of [[Abu Dhabi (emirate)|Abu Dhabi]] also holds the presidency, the office is ''[[de facto]]'' [[hereditary]].  The President is also Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Supreme Council and Supreme Petroleum Council.
+The '''president of the United Arab Emirates''' ({{langx|ar| رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}), or the '''Raʾīs''' ({{langx|ar|رَئِيْس}}), is the [[head of state]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The UAE Leaders|url=https://www.mideast-capital.com/the-uae-leaders|access-date=31 August 2021|website=mideast-capital-6|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Political System of the UAE|url=https://www.hziegler.com/articles/political-system-of-the-uae.html|access-date=31 August 2021|website=www.hziegler.com}}</ref>
-The current President is [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]. Nahyan became president on 3 November 2004, following the death of his father, [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]].
+The president and [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates|vice presidents]] are ''[[de jure]]'' elected every five years by the [[Federal Supreme Council]], and the [[prime minister of the United Arab Emirates]] is ''de jure'' appointed by the president.<ref>{{cite web |title=United Arab Emirates 1971 (rev. 2009) Constitution - Constitute |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_Arab_Emirates_2009?lang=en |website=www.constituteproject.org |language=en}}</ref> ''[[De facto]]'', the ruler of the [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]]  holds the presidency and the ruler of the [[Emirate of Dubai]] holds the premiership. The president is also the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[UAE Armed Forces]].
-== List of Presidents of the United Arab Emirates ==
-* [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] (2 December 1971 - 2 November 2004)
-* [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] (2 - 3 November 2004) (acting)
-* [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] (3 November 2004 - present)
+Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] was widely credited with unifying the seven emirates into one [[Federation|federal state]]. He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed]], who died in office on 13 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arabruleoflaw.org/countryprofiles/uae.html |title=UAE|publisher=Arabruleoflaw.org|access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> Following his brother Khalifa's death, Sheikh [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal Supreme Council on 14 May 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. Staff |title=Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected President of the UAE |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed-elected-president-of-the-uae |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref>
-== External Links ==
-* [http://www.uaepresident.ae Official Website]
+==List==
-{{UAEPres}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
+! rowspan="2" |Portrait
+! rowspan="2" |Name
+(Birth–Death)
+! colspan="3" |Term of office
+! rowspan="2" |Emirate
+|-
+!Took office
+!Left office
+!Time in office
+|-
+!1
+|[[File:Sheikh Zayed with King Faisal, 1974 (cropped).jpg|100x100px]]
+|Sheikh
+[[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
-[[Category:Government of the United Arab Emirates]]
-[[Category:Presidents of the United Arab Emirates| ]]
+{{lang|ar|زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان}}<br><small>(1918–2004)</small>
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+|2 December 1971
+|2 November 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com – UAE's president Nahyan dies – Nov 2, 2004 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/02/uae.president/ |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref>
+(Died in office)
+|{{Age in years and days|1971|12|02|2004|11|02}}
+|{{flag|Abu Dhabi}}
+|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
+!–
+|[[File:Maktoum_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum.jpg|100x100px]]
+|Sheikh
+[[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
-[[ca:President dels Emirats Àrabs Units]]
-[[es:Anexo:Presidentes de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos]]
+{{lang|ar|مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم}}<br><small>(1943–2006)</small><br>Acting
-[[et:Araabia Ühendemiraatide riigipeade loend]]
+|2 November 2004
-[[hy:Միացյալ Արաբական Էմիրությունների Նախագահ]]
+|3 November 2004
-[[pt:Anexo:Lista de presidentes dos Emirados Árabes Unidos]]
+|{{ayd|2004|11|02|2004|11|03}}
-[[ru:Президент Объединённых Арабских Эмиратов]]
+|{{flag|Dubai}}
+|-
+!2
+|[[File:Khalifa_Bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan-CROPPED.jpg|105x105px]]
+|Sheikh
+[[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
+{{lang|ar|خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان}}<br><small>(1948–2022)</small>
+|3 November 2004<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2004 |title=Khalifa elected new UAE President |work=[[Emirates News Agency]] |url=https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395227309991 |access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
+|13 May 2022<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2022 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref>
+(Died in office)
+|{{Age in years and days|2004|11|03|2022|05|13}}
+|{{flag|Abu Dhabi}}
+|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
+!–
+|[[File:Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (15-02-2021) (cropped).jpg|113x113px]]
+|Sheikh
+[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
+{{lang|ar|محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم}}<br><small>(1949–)</small><br>Acting
+|13 May 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-president-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-dies-wam-agency-2022-05-13/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
+|14 May 2022
+|{{ayd|2022|05|13|2022|05|14}}
+|{{flag|Dubai}}
+|-
+!3
+|[[File:Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi (2023-12-06) (cropped).jpg|105x105px]]
+|Sheikh
+[[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
+{{lang|ar|محمد بن زايد آل نهيان}}<br><small>(1961–)</small>
+|14 May 2022<ref name=":0" />
+|''Incumbent''
+|{{Age in years and days|2022|05|14}}
+|{{flag|Abu Dhabi}}
+|}
+== Insignia ==
+<gallery class="center">
+File:Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates (1973–2008).svg|Standard of the president, 1973 to 2008.
+File:Flag of the President of the United Arab Emirates.svg|Standard of the president, 2008 to present.
+</gallery>
+== Timeline ==
+[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -United Arab Emirates -leader.png|thumb|left|400px|Change of [[life expectancy]] in the United Arab Emirates under various presidents]]
+{{clear}}
+==See also==
+* [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates]]
+* [[List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{Official website|https://www.government.ae/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/government-leaders/hh-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan}}
+{{United Arab Emirates topics}}
+{{UAEPres}}
+{{Monarchies}}
+{{Heads of state and government of Asia}}
+[[Category:Presidents of the United Arab Emirates|*]]
+[[Category:Government of the United Arab Emirates]]
+[[Category:1971 establishments in the United Arab Emirates]]