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Look: UAE Rulers meet for iftar at historic Sheikh Zayed farm in Dubai
The site has now been declared the third national landmark to have historical significance to the UAE's formation
- PUBLISHED: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 12:08 AM
As the UAE celebrates the holy month of Ramadan, President Sheikh Mohamed joined the Rulers of the different emirates for iftar at Sheikh Zayed's farm in Al Khawaneej in Dubai on Tuesday.
Sheikh Mohamed also shared a picture from March 1971 of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father of the UAE, with the other Rulers to discuss the UAE's formation.
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The site has now been declared the third national landmark to have historical significance to the UAE's formation.
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"I had the pleasure of joining my brothers, the Rulers of the Emirates, to share iftar in a location that holds special significance. For two weeks in March 1971, the late Sheikh Zayed and the Rulers met here at his farm in Al Khawaneej, Dubai, to discuss and plan the UAE’s formation. Today this farm joins Union House and Arqoob Al Sedira as one of the sites that proved pivotal to the establishment of the Union," the UAE President said in a post on X.
Take a look at the pictures below from March 1971:
Sheikh Zayed's farm in Al Khawaneej is associated with the anniversary of the founding of the UAE, where the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father of the UAE, stayed for about two weeks in March 1971, during which he held successive meetings and discussions with the other Rulers of the Emirates, paving the way for the agreement on the Union and the constitution, which was signed about four months later on the 'Union Pact' day.
The UAE President joined Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, and Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, at the farm, to exchange Ramadan greetings.