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Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan

Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
الشيخ سلطان بن زايد 19-1-1961.jpg
Sheikh Shakbut in 1961
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Reign 1928–1966
Predecessor Saqr I bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Successor Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Born (1905-06-01)June 1, 1905
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Died February 11, 1989(1989-02-11) (aged 84)
Spouse Sheikha Mariam bint Rashid Al Otaiba
House Al Nahyan family
Father Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mother Sheikha Salama bint Butti Al Hamed
Religion Islam

Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (6 January 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966.

Shakbut was the eldest son of Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His mother was Sheikha Salama bint Butti Al Qubaisi.

Sheikh Shakhbut succeeded his uncle Sheikh Saqr I bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 1928, becoming the ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. During his reign, he adopted an aggressively mercantilist strategy, keeping his reserves in gold. His reign lasted until 6 August 1966 when he was deposed in a bloodless coup by the British-led Trucial Oman Scouts to the benefit of his brother Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.The primary reason that he revolted against was that he wasn't using the royalties from oil sales.

Sheikh Shakhbut was escorted to his plane to London by the Scouts, after which he went to Lebanon where he stayed there reportedly until the late 1960s or early 1970s, when he was allowed back to Abu Dhabi by his brother Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who became, in 1971, the President of the federation of the United Arab Emirates.



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