UAE president Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 86

Posted: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004 3:58 am

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The president of the United Arab Emirates, who oversaw the transformation of a cluster of tiny desert Persian Gulf sheikdoms into a leading oil and business hub with skyscrapers and sprawling shopping malls, has died. He was 86. … Read full obituary