List of rulers of individual Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
Al Nahyan of Al Abu Falah Dynasty

List of rulers of individual Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Section Title: Al Nahyan of Al Abu Falah Dynasty
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Ruled	Name	Notes

1761–1793	Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan	d. 1793

1793–1816	Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan	d. 1816[contradictory]

1816–1818	Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan

1818	Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan	Since 1818 joint with his son Tahnun

1818 – Apr 1833	Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1818 joint with his father Shakhbut. d. 1833

Apr 1833 – 1845	Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1833 joint with his brother Sultan. d. 1845

Apr 1833 – Jul 1845	Sheikh Sultan bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan	Since 1833 joint with his brother Khalifa. d. 1845

Jul 1845 – Sep 1845	Sheikh Isa bin Khalid	Usurper

Sep 1845 – Dec 1845	Sheikh Dhiyab II bin Isa	Usurper

Dec 1845 – 1855	Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan

1855–1909	Sheikh Zayed I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan	b. 1840 – d. 1909

May 1909 – October 1912	Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1857 – d. 1912

October 1912 – 22 August 1922	Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1881 – d. 1922

22 August 1922 – 4 August 1926	Sheikh Sultan II bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1881 – d. 1926

4 August 1926 – 1 January 1928	Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1887 – d. 1928

1 January 1928 – 6 August 1966	Sheikh Shakhbut II bin Sultan Al Nahyan	b. 1905 – d. 1989

6 August 1966 – 2 November 2004	Sheikh Zayed II bin Sultan Al Nahyan	b. 1918 – d. 2004

2 November 2004 – present	Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan	b. 1948

Sentence(s)

Sheikh Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from May 1909 to October 1912.

final_sentence: Sheikh Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from May 1909 to October 1912.