His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, mourned the late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who passed away today.

HH Sheikh Ahmed said on his Twitter account: “After a long journey of giving and service for the nation, we bid farewell to our father and leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. May Allah bestow mercy on his soul and grant him paradise. The late Sheikh Khalifa touched the lives of Emiratis and peoples of Arab and Islamic nations.”