(Al Bayan Photo)
The United Arab Emirates will celebrate next year the centennial anniversary of the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, according to Al Bayan newspaper.
UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared 2018 “Zayed Year” to commemorate the leader who is remembered as the founding father of the UAE and architect of its development progress.
The late leader, famed for his wisdom and farsightedness, became ruler of Abu Dhabi 51 years ago – on August 6, 1966.