DUBAI: Three days of mourning have been declared in the UAE following the death of Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the brother of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi ruler’s representative, on Thursday.
The Presidential Court announced his death in an obituary notice published by state news agency WAM.
Flags will be flown at half-mast until Saturday, the Presidential Court ordered.
The Presidential Court previously announced the Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative was undergoing ill health.
Rulers and senior officials from the region have offered their condolences with the death of Sheikh Saeed, with leaders from Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and the seven emirates comprising the UAE mourning his passing.
Funeral prayers will be held after the Dhuhr (noon) prayer at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed the First Mosque in Al-Bateen, Abu Dhabi while the funeral prayer in absentia will be performed in all mosques across the country after the Dhuhr (noon) prayer.
Al-Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi would be open to receive offers of condolences until Saturday.
