Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan

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Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan was a former ruler of Abu Dhabi who governed the emirate from 1928 to 1966, overseeing its early oil era and laying groundwork for its later development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emirati politician
human
ruler
associatedWith British political agents in the Trucial States
continent Asia
country Trucial States NERFINISHED
United Arab Emirates
countryOfCitizenship United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED
endTime 1966
era pre-federation Trucial States period
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
familyName Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
father Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
givenName Shakhbut NERFINISHED
governmentForm absolute monarchy
languageSpoken Arabic
memberOf House of Nahyan NERFINISHED
monarchOf Abu Dhabi NERFINISHED
mother Sheikha bint Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
name Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
notableFor laid groundwork for later development of Abu Dhabi
oversaw initial oil concessions in Abu Dhabi
ruler of Abu Dhabi during early oil era
oversaw transition of Abu Dhabi from pearling economy to oil economy
placeOfBirth Abu Dhabi NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Abu Dhabi NERFINISHED
policyFocus conservative financial management of oil revenues
positionHeld Ruler of Abu Dhabi
predecessor Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
region Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1966
reignStart 1928
religion Islam
residence Qasr Al Hosn NERFINISHED
sibling Hazza bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
Khalid bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
Mohammed bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
spouse Hassa bint Mohammed Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
startTime 1928
successor Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan NERFINISHED
territoryGoverned Emirate of Abu Dhabi NERFINISHED
title Sheikh

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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sibling Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan precededBy Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
House of Nahyan notableMember Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
House of Nahyan notableMember Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
this entity surface form: Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan