Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan explained

Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
Sheikh
Succession:Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Reign:1816–1818
Predecessor:Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan
Successor:Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
Regent:Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan
Reg-Type:Co-ruler
House:Al Nahyan
Father:Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan

Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1816 to 1818, now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Having deposed his father, Shakhbut,[1] Muhammad was himself deposed by his brother, Tahnun (with Shakhbut's support), and exiled.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Frauke Heard-Bey: From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. A Society in Transition. Verlag Longman, London 1982,, S. 49
  2. Book: Lorimer, John. Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. 1915. 764.