{"id":39205,"date":"2023-07-27T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=39205"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:34:29","slug":"uae-declares-3-day-mourning-period-following-death-of-sheikh-saeed-al-nahyan","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/uae-declares-3-day-mourning-period-following-death-of-sheikh-saeed-al-nahyan\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Declares 3-Day Mourning Period Following Death Of President\u2019s Brother, HH Sheikh Saeed Al Nahyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39206\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/07\/HH-Sheikh-Saeed-bin-Zayed-Al-Nahyan-.png\" alt=\"HH Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of WAM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The UAE has declared a three-day mourning period.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the sad news was announced of the death of His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Court issued an obituary about Sheikh Saeed\u2019s death on July 27, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful&#8230;,\u201d the obituary read. \u201cWith hearts faithful to God&#8217;s decree and destiny, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan mourns his late brother, H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, who passed away today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633_\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629<\/a> \u064a\u0646\u0639\u064a \u0623\u062e\u0627\u0647 \u0633\u0645\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u062e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D9%84_%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#\u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f_\u0628\u0646_\u0632\u0627\u064a\u062f_\u0622\u0644_\u0646\u0647\u064a\u0627\u0646<\/a> \u0645\u0645\u062b\u0644 \u062d\u0627\u0643\u0645 \u0623\u0628\u0648\u0638\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645.. \u0648\u062f\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u0627\u0633\u0629 \u064a\u0639\u0644\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0633\u0645\u064a \u0648\u062a\u0646\u0643\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u0645\u062f\u0629 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b\u0629 \u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0645\u064a\u0633.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#\u0648\u0627\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/airJj1mTfD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/airJj1mTfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a (@wamnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wamnews\/status\/1684318319787008003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Court also announced the UAE would be entering an official mourning period of three-days, with flags to be flown at half-mast from July 27 to July 29, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his passing, the Presidential Court issued a statement on July 22 saying Sheikh Saeed had been \u201cgoing through a health problem\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Saeed, born in 1965, was the Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, an appointment which he held from 2010 until his death.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Maritime Port Authority, a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and the Undersecretary of the Department of Planning in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, paid tribute to the late Sheikh Saeed on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 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