Country’s top brass highlight President’s accomplishments, vow to follow his lead
Abu Dhabi: Members of ruling families in the UAE and top officials have congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for being unanimously elected by the Federal Supreme Council as the third President of the UAE on Saturday.
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was elected after the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday.
He added: “We pledge allegiance to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the President of the UAE, and vow to follow his directives. We pray to Allah Almighty to support him in navigating such a great responsibility, and leading our journey of giving and development.”
He added: "We all stand behind His Highness to continue the UAE’s march of development and progress and achieve growth and prosperity, while establishing our country’s leading position at regional and global levels."
Mattar Al Tayer, Commissioner General for Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Well-Being, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, said: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is an exceptional leader whose name is associated with mega achievements that have driven peace and stability in the region, and who has promoted the culture of tolerance in the world, be it in developing the armed forces, forging strategic partnerships for joint defence, or protecting the interests of the state and the region.”
Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director-General, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said: "Building on the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Founding Father of our nation; continued by [the late] Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE will continue its march towards progress and take its place as a leader among the world’s community of nations under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. We look forward with great optimism and hope to a bright future for the UAE and pledge our unwavering loyalty to his leadership and to our homeland."
-with inputs from WAM
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