The national flag will be displayed on the day of mourning for prez Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan across India on all buildings where The national flag is regularly flown at half-mast and there will be no official entertainment on this day,” the MHA said.
He was a great statesman and visionary leader under whom relations between India and the United Arab Emirates prospered.
” The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, died on Friday. As a mark of respect for the deceased dignitaries, the Indian government has decided that tomorrow will be a national holiday across India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.
“The national flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning across India on all buildings where the national flag is regularly flown and there will be no official entertainment on this day,” MHA said.
since 2004, died after a long illness at the age of 73. The United Arab Emirates will enter a 40-year period of mourning, with flags at half mast. According to media reports, all government agencies, federal, local and private entities will stop working for three days.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed. He was a great statesman and a visionary leader under whose leadership relations between India and the UAE flourished. The heartfelt condolences of the people of India go to the people of the UAE. May their soul rest in peace,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
The President of the UAE was a strong and visionary leader who guided the country through groundbreaking reforms and made it a haven of prosperity, according to Union Trade Minister Piyush Goyal.
“The news of the passing of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was greeted with deep sadness. As a strong and visionary leader, he led the UAE through historic reforms and transformed it into a haven of prosperity,” Goyal said in a tweet.
Foreign Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be remembered as a leader who modernized and strengthened the UAE. “It laid the foundation for the transformation of India-UAE relations,” he said.
Sheikh Khalifa Al Nahyan has been president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 2004, the Khaleej Times reported. Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the 16th ruler of Abu Dhabi.
