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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Among Wisest of World Leaders

An undated handout photo made available by the official Emirati News Agency (WAM) on 13 May 2022 shows the late President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan performing a prayer. (WAM)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Mourned on Friday the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

It offered its condolences to the UAE leadership, government and people, as well as the Islamic nation.

OIC Secretary-General Hissein Ibrahim Taha described Sheikh Khalifa as one of the wisest leaders of the world who had laid the foundations of the modern UAE.

He helped support and empower the rise of the UAE on the Arab, Islamic and international levels.

He also recalled his humanitarian work inside the UAE and beyond.

The UAE announced Sheikh Khalifa's death on Friday.

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