03 June, 2008

Shaikh Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies

"Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Presidential Affairs on Tuesday announced the death of Shaikh Nasser Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Shaikh Nasser died on Monday night when the helicopter carrying him and his colleagues crashed over Gulf waters.

In a statement, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs announced a three-day mourning period starting Tuesday.

Offices in the government, public and private sectors will continue to work as normal, an authorised source at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs said."


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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

May he rest in peace.
My Allah give his family the strength to get over their loss.

May the souls of those labours who also died in a tragic accident in Ajman rest in peace as well.

Proud Emirati said...

Allah yerhamah

Anonymous said...

May his soul rest in peace.

Do we get any details of the other three members who died in this accident? May they rest in peace as well..

Anonymous said...

Nasser was a wonderful guy who lived life to the full, he was a good friend, may he rest in peace, I will always remember the good times

Jayburd

Anonymous said...

There is a rumor the helicopter wass shot down...is there any subtance to this?

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