Condition stable after undergoing surgery following stroke on 24 January
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has undergone surgery following a stroke on 24 January, state news agency WAM reported.
A statement from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, reported by WAM, said: The Ministry announces that President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan suffered a stroke on Friday morning, January 24.
He immediately underwent a surgical operation. His health is now stable. May God safeguard him and grant him a quick recovery.
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, the UAE Foreign Minister, said on Twitter: God preserve President Khalifa from all evil and grant him health and well-being.
Sheikh Khalifa was appointed president of the UAE in November 2004 following the death of his father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the founder of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa is the eldest of Sheikh Zayeds 19 sons. His brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
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