Sheikh Zayed And Education

Health education and social welfare sectors improved drastically under his leadership and so did the economy.

Sheikh zayed and education. Sheikh zayed always emphasized that the real wealth is not material gain but his investment in people who would eventually build the future of the nation. Sheikh zayed established a basic administration system personally funded the first modern school in the emirate and encouraged relatives and friends to contribute towards small scale development. When sheikh zayed became president of the uae in 1971. On female empowerment through education.

From free housing and education to subsidised food sheikh zayed built the uae into a welfare state to support his country s citizens. With education as the focus of the uae leadership and the foundation of its development vision his highness sheikh mohamed bin zayed al nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the uae armed forces may god protect him is a pioneer of educational development giving it top priority on the national agenda as well as in programs and policies. Family and early life. Zayed encouraged women s education and empowerment.

Following zayed s vison the uae has achieved tremendous gains for women and encouraged women to break boundaries. His father was the ruler of abu dhabi from 1922 until his death in 1926. Hh sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan and sheikh rashid bin saeed al maktoum qatar and bahrain readily declined and decided to become independent states. Sheikh zayed carried out major reforms such as modern education healthcare public housing and general urban development.

He revised local water ownership rights to ensure a more equitable distribution which led to agricultural development and re establishment of the oasis as the predominant market center. The al nahyan family unanimously elected sheikh zayed as the new ruler of the emirate on august 6 1966. Thus a new phase of the history of abu dhabi started. By mary achkhanian staff reporter.

Sheikh zayed became the ruler of the uae in 1971 when he was 53. Ras al khaimah also declined at first and the federation of the united arab emirates was formed on 2nd december 1971 with only 6 emirates abu dhabi ajman dubai fujairah sharjah and umm al quwain signing the declaration. Zayed was the youngest of his four brothers. Zayed was the youngest of four sons of sheikh sultan bin khalifa al nahyan.

Sheikh zayed used oil revenues to further advance the uae and build a strong economy.