Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh
Emir of Abu Dhabi
House Al Nahyan
Father Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

Sheikh Saqr Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the third ruler of Abu Dhabi. He was the brother of Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926), whom he shot and killed to avenge the death of their older brother Sheikh Hamdan, and in 1926 he became ruler himself.[1][2] He was uncle to Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his successor. An assassination attempt by members of the Al-Bu Shaar section of the Al Manaseer on New Years Day 1928 failed but he was later caught up with and assassinated.[1]

Offspring

Mohammad bin Zayed bin saqr Al Nahyan
Ahmed bin mohammad bin Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan (Reef properties , Reef group)
Saqr bin mohammad bin Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan
Khalid bin Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan
Fatima bin Zayed bin Saqr Al Nahyan (wife of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Ajman)

References

  1. 1 2 Davidson, Christopher M. (1 July 2009). Abu Dhabi: oil and beyond. Columbia University Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-231-70106-3.
  2. Heck, Gerhard (30 September 1996). Abu Dhabi (in German). Dumont. p. 32. ISBN 3-7701-7203-5.
Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Born: 1887
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
August 4, 1926 – January 1, 1928
Succeeded by
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan


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