Khalifa exchanges greetings with leaders
KHALIFA, MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID AND MOHAMMAD BIN ZAYED RECEIVE RULERS IN ABU DHABI
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday received at Al Bateen Palace and exchanged Eid greetings with His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi of Sharjah, Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman, and Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi of Fujairah. Their Highnesses wished the President good health and happiness, and more progress, development and security for the UAE people.
P resident His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, yesterday received Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates at Al Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr.
Shaikh Khalifa exchanged Eid greetings with Their Highnesses Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi of Sharjah, Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of Ajman, Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi of Fujairah, Shaikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla of Umm Al Quwain, and Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah.
Their Highnesses wished the President good health and happiness, and prayed for the progress and security of the UAE.
Shaikh Khalifa also received greetings from Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance; Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; Shaikh Ahmad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi; Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Abdullah Bin Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman; Shaikh Nasser Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Deputy Ruler of Ajman; Shaikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah; Shaikh Rashid Bin Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain; Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Deputy Ruler of Umm Al Quwain; and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah.
Earlier, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed received the Rulers of the Emirates, Crown Princes and Deputy Rulers and exchanged Eid greetings with them at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi.
Among those who attended the reception were Shaikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Shaikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler`s Representative; Lt-General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Shaikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser; Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; other shaikhs and top officials.
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed also received heads of diplomatic missions.
In Dubai, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid received shaikhs, dignitaries, ministers, citizens and residents at Zabeel Palace.
Along with Shaikh Mohammed, greetings were accepted by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid, and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.
In Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi received Eid Al Fitr well-wishers at Al Badee Palace. Shaikh Ahmad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; and Shaikh Abdullah Bin Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, received the well-wishers alongside the Ruler of Sharjah.
The Ruler of Sharjah exchanged congratulations with several shaikhs, senior officials, Dr Abdul Rahman Mohammad Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, a delegation from Sharjah Police headed by Brigadier-General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, and Dr Humaid Mjol Al Nuaimi, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah.
They prayed to Allah to protect Shaikh Sultan and the UAE leadership and to grant them good health, long life and success.
Also present at the reception were Shaikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Adviser to the Ruler’s Office; Shaikh Essam Bin Saqr Bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Adviser at the Sharjah Ruler’s Office, other shaikhs, members of Sharjah Executive and Consultative Councils and senior officials.
Ajman Ruler Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi received Eid Al Fitr well-wishers at Al Zaher Palace, in the presence of Shaikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman.
Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid and Shaikh Ammar Bin Humaid also received Eid Al Fitr greetings from a number of shaikhs, key officials in the government and private departments, top military and police officials, Supreme Council for National Security officials, top statesmen, dignitaries, Emiratis and expatriate residents.
The reception was attended by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Ajman Ruler’s Representative for Administrative and Financial Affairs; Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Tourism Development Department; Shaikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Ajman Municipality and Planning Department; Dr Shaikh Majid Bin Saeed Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Ajman’s Ruler Court; and a number of shaikhs, senior officials, diplomats, citizens and residents.
In Fujairah, Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi received well-wishers at Al Rumaila Palace.
In Umm Al Quwain, Shaikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla and Shaikh Rashid Bin Saud Bin Rashid Al Mu’alla received Eid Al Fitr greetings from shaikhs, senior officials, statesmen, Emiratis and expatriate residents.