Arab leaders congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on his election as the President of the UAE, Al Arabiya reported on Saturday.
Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad congratulated Sheikh Mohamed on his election.
Other Arab leaders who also congratulated Sheikh Mohamed include Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iraq’s President Barham Salih, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad.
Earlier on Saturday, Sheikh Mohamed received Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq who arrived in Abu Dhabi to offer his condolences for the death of Sheikh Khalifa.
Sheikh Mohamed also received Jordan’s King Abdullah and al-Sisi who arrived earlier in the UAE’s capital to offer their condolences, Al Arabiya reported.
The UAE’s Federal Supreme Council elected Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the UAE on Saturday.
He succeeds Sheikh Khalifa who died on Friday at the age of 73.
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