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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected UAE president

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan when he met Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street, London, Britain, September 16, 2021. [Reuters]

The United Arab Emirates' federal supreme council elected on Saturday Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new president of UAE, the state news agency (WAM) reported.

The council, which groups the rulers of the seven emirates of the UAE federation, elected Sheikh Mohammed, known as MbZ, a day after the death of his half-brother, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, who was also ruler of Abu Dhabi.

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