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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates from November 2004 until his death in May 2022, succeeding his father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Formerly crown prince and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, he presided over rapid growth and backed Dubai financially during its 2009 debt crisis, after which the Burj Khalifa was named after him. After a stroke in 2014 his half-brother Mohamed bin Zayed held effective power.
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