Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 1 June 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966. In 1966, the British deposed Shakhbut in a bloodless coup, replacing him with his younger brother, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Early life. Shakbut was born in 1905. He was the eldest son of Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. His mother was Sheikha Salama bint Butti. Reign. Sheikh Shakhbut succeeded his uncle Sheikh Saqr I bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 1928, becoming the ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. During his  reign, he adopted an aggressively mercantilist strategy, keeping his reserves in gold. His reign lasted until 6 August 1966 when he was deposed in a bloodless coup by the British-led Trucial Oman Scouts to the benefit of his brother Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The primary reason for the fact that he was revolted against was that he refused to spend the royalties from oil sales. Personal life. His first wife was his first cousin, Sheikha Fakhera bint Hazza Al Nahyan, who was also the mother of all his children. They had two sons, Saeed and Sultan, both of  them died in their youth while living in exile with their father. Saeed married to the daughter of Sheikh Zayed in Buraimi in 1963. Their descendants are living in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. In addition to his two sons, Sheikh Shakbut also had four daughters, Osha, Mozah, Qoot and Rawdha. His second wife was Mariam bint Rashid Al Otaiba. And was later exiled to Iran under his brother's orders, housed by Sheikh Abdulkarim Al-Faisali of the Banu tamim clan. Honours. On 24 April 1966 King Hussein awarded him the Nahda Order, then highest Jordanian award. Shakhbut bin