Uae YearbookEach year this book celebrates achievements of the United Arab Emirates and in so doing it pays tribute to the architect of this stunning success story, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the greatly loved and respected founding father and President of the UAE from its formation on 2 December 1971 until his death on 2 November 2004. Sheikh Zayed displayed enormous wisdom and strength in overcoming the obstacles that faced him in constructing a modern nation. He never faltered on his course and knew exactly what he wanted to achieve - and why. He used to say that 'Wealth is not money. Wealth is in people.' And he devoted his efforts to providing education, health care and social services for all the country's citizens. At the same time he nurtured an environment in which business could flourish and people could live rewarding lives in freedom and peace. |
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Page 255 - Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund...
Page 73 - Constitution also permitted each emirate to retain, or to take up, membership in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC...
Page 11 - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Governor of Abu Dhabi.
Page 68 - the Emirates shall exercise all powers not assigned to the Federation by this Constitution'. This was reaffirmed in Article 122, which stated that 'the Emirates shall have jurisdiction in all matters not assigned to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federation, in accordance with the provision of the preceding two Articles'.
Page 306 - General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown prince of Dubai and Minister of Defence for the United Arab Emirates.
Page 74 - Part of that democracy was the unwritten but strong principle that the people should have free access to their sheikh, and that he should hold a frequent and open majlis, or council, in which his fellow tribesmen could voice their opinions. Such a direct democracy, which may be ideally suited to small...
Page 24 - Organization, for his agricultural development efforts. In 1997, he won the World Wide Fund for Nature's highest award, the Gold Panda - the first time that a Head of State was so honoured. "On land and in the sea, our forefathers lived and survived in this environment. They were able to do so only because they recognized the need to conserve it, to take from it only what they needed to live, and to preserve it for succeeding generations. With God's will, we shall continue to work to protect our...
Page 83 - Further acknowledging the efforts of international humanitarian organizations combating the epidemic, including the volunteers of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the most affected areas all over the world; 35. Commending the leadership role on HIV/AIDS policy and coordination in the United Nations system of the...
Page 302 - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of...
Page 46 - persons of worth, great navigators and wholesale dealers. Here is a very great fishery as well, of seed pearls as well as large pearls'.