Shaikh Zayed

 
 
Shaikh Zayed rose to power in 1971. He had orginally been the ruler of Al-Ain, which is part of the Buraimi Oasis complex. When his brother the eccentric shaikh shakhbut, was deposed by family agreement, Shaikh Zayed replaced him in 1966 in ruling the state of Abu-Dhabi. However it is only in 1971 when the Union of Arab Emirates was formed that Shaikh Zayed was chosen for the post he still holds today which is, the head of state of the United Arab Emirates. He also remained the ruler of Abu Dhabi. He united seven emirates under his rule in the form of a federation. The UAE consist of 7 sovereign states: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujaira, Ras al- Khaima, Sharja and umm al-qawani. Each emirate is ruled by a prince from the royal family.

Shaikh Zayed created two councils, the supreme council, where all the rulers of the Emirates are represented and the second were all the advisors to the first council are represented. He was trying through this to form a parliamentary democracy in the UAE.

He is concerned with several issues. First, he is concerned with the problem of unity internally and externally. He believes in maintaining the cohesion between all Emirates. The UAE has an advantage that p

 
 
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Sheikh Zayed made his open door policy with for main points. The first, to resolve the conflicts between UAE and Iran. The second, to expand basis of the federation by leaving the door open to the other countries of the region who wanted to belong to it. The third, to support Arab causes and coordinate with the fraternal Arab states in foreign and economic policy. The forth, to open up to the world and collaborate with all nations in the international sphere and be bound by the UN charter. Sheikh Zayed in his wisdom made the UAE a non- aligned state, so as not to have too many enemies. UAE was not implicated in any major wars, it is known for its peaceful nature. Recently, Shaika Zayed and his family were involved in the scandal of the B.C.C.I. Bank. They were along with the governments Abu Dhabi investment authority the major shareholders. They held 77.4% of shares in the whole bank, that is because Shaikh Zayed had helped prop up the investments in 1990. Shaikh Zayed being the controlling shareholder of B.C.C.I. was first implicated in the accusations but is innocent from any fraud. The royal family filed a lawsuit seeking nine billion dollars in damages from the managers from the bank.

Secondly, he considers oil to be a treasure God endowed his nation with. Knowing it is a non renewable resource, he tried to ensure alternatives on which his economy could be


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