NRK (13. mai 2022). «Presidenten i De forente arabiske emirater er død». NRK. Besøkt 13. mai 2022. «President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (73) er død. Det melder Reuters som siterer det statlige nyhetsbyrået WAM. | Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan har vært president i De forente arabiske emirater siden 2004, da han tok over for sin far som satt med makten i mer enn 30 år.»
«Sjeiken i skyggene». www.vg.no. 13. januar 2022. Besøkt 27. mars 2022. «Tahnoun er Emiratenes nasjonale sikkerhetsrådgiver og bror til landets de facto hersker, kronprins Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (60). (---) Tahnoun, Mohammed og en tredje bror, Mansour (i Vesten mest kjent som eieren av fotballklubben Manchester City), utgjør et triumvirat, en trio som deler den reelle makten i landet, ifølge tre forskere VG har snakket med.»
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«Federal Supreme Council elects Mohamed bin Zayed as UAE President». Emirates News. 14. mai 2022. «The Federal Supreme Council today unanimously elected His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as President of the United Arab Emirates. | The Council held a meeting today at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. | The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah; H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman; H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah; H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain; and H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. | A statement issued by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said that according to Article 51 of the Constitution, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was unanimously elected as the President of the UAE to succeed the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.»