Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | |
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Emir of Abu Dhabi | |
Reign | May 1909 to October 1912 |
Predecessor | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
Successor | Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
Born | 1857 |
House | Al Nahyan |
Father | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (1857–1912) was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from May 1909 to October 1912.
Biography
[edit]Tahnoun was born in 1857[1] and was the second eldest son of Zayed bin Khalifa.[2] Tahnoun's mother was the daughter of Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan.[3]
Tahnoun succeeded his father Zayed bin Khalifa in May 1909 when his elder brother, Khalifa, refused to replace his father.[2] Tahnoun died in October 1912 and was succeeded by another brother, Hamdan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Abu Dhabi
- ^ a b c Uzi Rabi (2006). "Oil Politics and Tribal Rulers in Eastern Arabia: The Reign of Shakhbut (1928–1966)". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 33 (1): 39. doi:10.1080/13530190600603832. S2CID 145543142.
- ^ "Sheikh Shakhbut and the Great Decline" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2016.