Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi for more than 30 years (6 August 1966 – 2 November 2004). 
He was the main builder of the United Arab Emirates. He was the Union's first "Raʾīs" (President), a post which he held for almost 33 years (1971 until his death in 2004). He is known as the "Father of the Nation".