Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Reign	1928–1966
Predecessor	Saqr I bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Successor	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Born	Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Spouse	Sheikha Mariam bint Rashid Al Otaiba[1]
House	Al Nahyan family
Father	Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mother	Sheikha Salama bint Butti Al Hamed
Religion	Islam

Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (ca. 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966.

Early life

Shakbut was the eldest son of Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan. His mother was Sheikha Salma bint Butti.^[1][2]

Reign

Sheikh Shakhbut succeeded his uncle Sheikh Saqr I bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 1928, becoming the ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. During his reign, he adopted an aggressively mercantilist strategy, keeping his reserves in gold.^[3] His reign lasted until 6 August 1966 when he was deposed in a bloodless coup by the British-led Trucial Oman Scouts to the benefit of his brother Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.^[4]

Sheikh Shakhbut was escorted to his plane to London by the Scouts, after which he went to Lebanon where he stayed there reportedly until the late 1960s or early 1970s, when he was allowed back to Abu Dhabi by his brother Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who became, in 1971, the President of the federation of the United Arab Emirates.

References

1. Al Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff (27 February 2013). "Memories of a simpler time". The National. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
2. Rabi, Uzi (May 2006). "Oil Politics and Tribal Rulers in Eastern Arabia: The Reign of Shakhbut (1928– 1966)" (PDF). British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 33 (1): 37–50. doi:10.1080/13530190600603832. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
3. Pistor, Katharina; Kyle Hatton (2011). "Maximizing Autonomy in the Shadow of Great Powers: The Political Economy of Sovereign Wealth Funds". Columbia Public Law & Legal Theory. Working Papers. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
4. Helene von Bismarck (29 March 2013). British Policy in the Persian Gulf, 1961-1968: Conceptions of Informal Empire. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-137-32673-7. Retrieved 16 April 2013.