Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
| Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | |
|---|---|
| Zayed The Great | |
Modern depiction of Zayed bin Khalifa | |
| Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
| Reign | 1855 – 18 May 1909 |
| Predecessor | Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan |
| Successor | Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
| Born | 1835 Abu Dhabi |
| Died | May 19, 1909 (aged 73–74) Abu Dhabi |
| Spouse | Maitha Al Mansoori |
| Issue | Khalifa bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saeed bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Hazza bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Mohammad bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan |
| House | Al Nahyan family |
| Father | Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan |
| Mother | From the Al-Suwaidi Clan |
| Religion | Islam |
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Arabic: زايد بن خليفة آل نهيان; 1835 – 18 May 1909), also known as Zayed the Great or Zayed the First was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1855 to his death in 1909. He was the grandfather and namesake of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, founder of the United Arab Emirates.