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sheikh

Leader or chief of an Arab family or village; also Muslim title meaning ‘religious scholar’.



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He was first appointed by the other Shaikhs of the Supreme Council to the Presidency of the UAE in 1971 when the country was formed.
Others attending were Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lt- General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al C Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Affairs Minister Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, other shaikhs from the Al Maktoum and Al Khalifa royal families, Speaker of Aa the Federal National Council Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Abu Dhabi C RulerAEs Representative in the Eastern Region Shaikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, ministers and senior officials.
In Bahrain, Harley owners are a mixture of expatriates and Bahrainis ranging from rich entrepreneurs, Shaikhs to middle-income men and women aged from 20 to retirement age.
 
 
 
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