Sharjah24 - WAM: Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation (HRE), has mourned the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, saying that, "history will remember His Highness Sheikh Khalifa as one of the great leaders."

In a statement on Saturday, Al Awar said, "I extend my sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to our wise leadership, the honourable Al Nahyan family and to our nation on the passing of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan."

"History will remember His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as one of the great leaders. As a proud successor and visionary leader, he followed faithfully in the footsteps of our late founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan," he added.