Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

For his grandson, see Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ سُلْطَان بْن زَایِد بْن خَلِیْفَة آل نَهْيَان, romanized: Sulṭān bin Zāyid bin Ḵalīfa Āl Nahyān) was the ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926. Two of his sons, Shakbut and Zayed, ruled Abu Dhabi for seventy six years (from 1928 to 2004). ^[3]

Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Reign	1922–1926
Predecessor	Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Successor	Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Born	Abu Dhabi, Trucial States
Died	1926
Spouse	Salama bint Butti Al-Qubaisi[1][2]
Issue	Shakhbut Khalid Hazza[1] Zayed Mariam
House	Al Nahyan
Father	Zayed the Great
Religion	Islam

Sultan killed his brother Hamdan in 1922 to rule Abu Dhabi, but was himself toppled and killed by another brother, Saqr, in 1926.^[4]

Children

Sheikh Sultan had at least four sons, the eldest of whom was Shakbut, and the youngest of whom was Zayed,^[3] also called Zayed II.

Name	Lifespan	Notes
Shakbut	(ca. 1905 – 11 February 1989)	Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966 Son of Salama bint Butti
Hazza[1]	1907[5]: 25 -1958	He married Mariam bint Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mariam bint Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[1] Son of Salama bint Butti No children
Khalid[5]		Founder of Khalidiyah area. One son Mohammad
Zayed	(6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004)	Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 6 August 1966 to 2 November 2004 Father of incumbent ruler Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Son of Salama bint Butti
Mariam[1]

References

1. Al Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff (27 February 2013). "Memories of a simpler time". The National. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. Rabi, Uzi (May 2006). "Oil Politics and Tribal Rulers in Eastern Arabia: The Reign of Shakhbut (1928– 1966)" (PDF). British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 33 (1): 37–50. doi:10.1080/13530190600603832. S2CID 145543142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
3. Killgore, Andrew I. (March 2005). "Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004)". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
4. Donald., Hawley (1970). The Trucial States. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 336. ISBN 0049530054. OCLC 152680.
5. El Reyes, Dr. Abdulla, ed. (December 2014). Liwa Journal of the National Archives (PDF). United Arab Emirates: Emirati National Archives. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan House of Al Nahyan  Died: 1926
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed	Ruler of Abu Dhabi 1922–1926	Succeeded by Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed