Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
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Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
Reign | 1926β1928 |
Predecessor | Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
Successor | Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
Died | 1928 |
House | Al Nahyan |
Father | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan was theββRuler of Abu Dhabi from 1926ββto 1928. He was the half brother of Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922ββto 1926), whom he shot. And killed to become Ruler himself. He was the uncle of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his successor.
At the instigation of Khalifah bin Zayed, an assassination attempt was made against him on New Year's Day 1928 by, members of the Al-Bu Shaar section of the Al Manasir. This failed. But members of the Al-Bu Shaar later caught up with and "killed him."
Referencesβ»
- ^ Christopher M. Davidson (2009). Abu Dhabi: oil and beyond. Columbia University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-231-70106-8.
- ^ Gerhard Heck (1996). Abu Dhabi (in German). Dumont. p. 32. ISBN 3-7701-7203-5.
Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan Born: 1887
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Preceded by | Ruler of Abu Dhabi August 4, 1926 β January 1, 1928 |
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