تقرير عن الشيخ زايد-رحمه الله- بالانجليزي لسادس 2012/2013

2012-07-15, 11:13 pm

Being
a man who created history, President His Higness Sheikh Zayed bin
Sultan Al Nahyan, has always been the main attraction of writers and
historians who were overwhelmed by his unique personality and his
ability to get his people to rally round him to help them solve their
problems and for his ambition to change life in the desert.
Those writers and historians who wrote about HH Sheikh Zayed
described him as the man who was polished by desert life, making him one
of the desert's bravest knights, who loves so much and masters horse
and camel riding, and who is obsessed with falconry as one of his major
hobbies.These hobbies have moulded Sheikh Zayed into a personality with
the habit of Bedouin, including boldness, simplicity and
fairness.Despite being a simple man, Sheikh Zayed is an open-hearted
philosopher, who has great love for the environment.
Born in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed is the youngest of the four sons of
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926.
He was named after his grandfather, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa,
popularly known as Sheikh Zayed the Great or Sheikh Zayed I, who ruled
the emirate from 1855 to 1909, the longest reign in the three centuries
since the Al Nahyan family emerged as leaders of the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi.Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa was given the title "the Great" by his
people in recognition of his great works in the history of the Emirates
and for his ability to unite the various tribes and to lead to many
glories the Baniyas tribe of which the Al Nahyan is a sub tribe. Since
he was seven, Zayed used to speak and ask questions at his father's
court, "majlis". After the death of his father in 1927, he moved to Al
ain where he spent most of his youthful years in the hills and mountings
of the oasis town, which took a toll on his habbit, ideology and
ambitionZayed started taking his religious education at the age of
eight. Life at that time,even for a member of the ruling family was
simple. Opportunities for education were generally confined to lessons
in reading and writing, along with instruction in Islam from the local
preacher, while modern facilitities, such as roads, communications, and
health care were conspicuous only by their absence. Transport was by
camel or boat and the harshness of the arid climate meant that survival
itself was often a major concern.In 1946, Sheikh Zayed was chosen to
fill a vacancy as Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu
Dhabi, centred on the oasis of Al Ain, approximately 160 kilometres east
of the island of Abu Dhabi itself. Inhabited continuously for at least
5000 years, the oasis had nine villages, six of which belonged to Abu
Dhabi and three, including Buraimi, by which name the oasis was also
known, which belonged to the Sultanate of Oman.The job involved not only
the task of administering the six villages but also the whole of the
adjacent desert region, enabling Sheikh Zayed to learn the techniques of
government as well as deepening his knowledge of the tribes. In the
late 1940s and early 1950s, Saudi Arabia's territorial claims to Buraimi
provided him with the opportunity to gain experience of politics on a
broader scale.Sheikh Zayed brought to his new task a firm belief in the
values of consultation and consensus, in contrast to confrontation.
Foreign visitors, such as the British explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger, who
first met him at this time, noted with approbation that his judgements
'were distinguished by their acute insights, wisdom and
fairness'.Sheikh Zayed swiftly established himself not only as someone
who had a clear vision of what he wished to achieve for the people of
Al Ain, but also as someone who led by example. A key task in the early
years in Al Ain was that of stimulating the local economy, which was
largely based on agriculture. To do this, he ensured that the ancient
subterranean water channels or falajes (aflaj) were cleaned out, and
personally financed the construction of a new one, taking part in the
strenuous labour that was involved. He also ordered a revision of local
water ownership rights to ensure a more equitable distribution,
surrendering the rights of his own family as an example to others. The
consequent expansion of the area under cultivation in turn generated
more income for the residents of Al Ain, helping to re-establish the
oasis as the predominant market centre for a wide area. With
development gradually beginning to get under way, Sheikh Zayed
commenced the laying out of a visionary city plan, and, in a foretaste
of the massive afforestation programme of today, he also ordered the
planting of ornamental trees that, now grown to maturity, have made Al
Ain one of the greenest cities in Arabia.
In 1953, Sheikh Zayed made his first visit abroad, accompanying his
brother Shakhbut to Britain, United States, Switzerland, Lebanon, Iraq,
Egypt, Syria, India, Iran, Pakistan and France.
He recalled later how impressed he had been by the schools and hospitals
he visited, becoming determined that his own people should have the
benefit of similar facilities.Despite constraints through lack of
government revenues, Sheikh Zayed succeeded in bringing progress to Al
Ain, establishing the rudiments ofan administrative machinery,
personally funding the first modern schoolin the emirate and coaxing
relatives and friends to contribute towards small-scale development
programmes.On 6 August 1966, Sheikh Zayed became Ruler, with a mandate
from his family to press ahead as fast as possible with the development
of Abu Dhabi. He was a man in a hurry. His years in Al Ain had not only
given him valuable experience in government, but had also provided him
with the time to develop a vision of how the emirate could progress.
With revenues growing year by year as oil production increased, he was
determined to use them in the service of the people, and a massive
programme of construction of schools, housing, hospitals and roads got
rapidly under way.At the beginning of 1968, when the British announced
their intention of withdrawing from the Arabian Gulf by the end of 1971,
Sheikh Zayed acted rapidly to initiate moves towards establishing
closer ties with the emirates. Along with the late Ruler of Dubai,
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who was to become Vice-President and
Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed took the lead in calling for a
federation that would include not only the seven emirates that
together made up the Trucial States, but also Qatar and Bahrain. When
early hopes of a federation of nine states eventually foundered, Sheikh
Zayed led his fellow rulers in achieving agreement on the
establishment of the UAE, which formally emerged on the international
stage on December 2, 1971.While his enthusiasm for federation was a key
factor in the formation of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed also won support for
the way in which he sought consensus and agreement among his fellow
rulers.Even before acceding the presidency of the new state, Sheikh
Zayed's major ambition was to develop the country and provide comfort
for the citizens of the country. He also aimed high at preparing his
people to be able to shoulder effectively the responsibility of building
the country. He used to say: "Money is useless if it is not used in
serving the people."Based on this philosophy, Sheikh Zayed made the
rehabilitation of UAE citizens as his major target. He made the
provision of services of all kinds to all the citizens of his country as
his major goal. He tackled the problem of water scarcity and worked to

improve the quality of land for farming purposes. Soon farmlands
stretched everywhere in the country and his afforestation project turned
the desert into green land.His deep faith in unity led him to work
with leaders of other Gulf countries to form the Gulf Cooperation
Council, GCC, which brought together six Gulf states, including the
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. On February 25,
1981, Abu Dhabi hosted the first GCC summit. Sheikh Zayed's stances on
Arab nationalism issues bear witness to his deep commitment to Arab and
Islamic issues. He has been calling repeatedly for Arab solidarity,
cooperation and unity and for burying of differences and mending of
fences between Arab leaders. He has also mediated successfully on
several occasions between Arab leaders. Perhaps one of his most
significant achievement for his country is his ability to steer his
country far away from any conflict that abounds on the Arab front and
his ability to win the trust and love of all at XXXX the Arab and
international levels through his balanced stance on Arab and
international issues.
His Death: In 1999, while he was in a hospital for some tests, the
people of the UAE wrote him a personal thank-you letter with 1.5 million
signatures. He underwent a kidney transplant in 2000 at the Cleveland
Clinic in the U.S. On 2 November 2004, Sheikh Zayed died, as announced
by Abu Dhabi TV. He was believed to be 86 years old. No official cause
of death was given; however he had recently been in London undergoing
hospital treatment. He is buried in the under-construction Sheikh Zayed
Grand Mosque. His eldest son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, born
in 1948, took an increasing role in the government from the 1990s; he
was ratified as president of the United Arab Emirates by his fellow
rulers on the Supreme Council directly after his father's death.
In Conclusion:Sheikh Zayed was extremely popular in his home country. He
was admired as a relatively simple man who guarded his people's
culture and traditions and presented a civilized image of the UAE to
the rest of the world; he was the undisputed father of his nation. He
was especially respected in the US and Europe due to his pro-western
stance, and his reputation as a moderate and gentle ruler

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