Hamdan Bin Zayed The First

Hamdan Bin Zayed: He is Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Bin Khalifa the first, the third son of the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Bin Khalifa the first, ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi after the death of his brother Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed in 1912. He was famous for his generosity and generosity, and poets sang of his generosity and generosity. His era witnessed prosperity in the emirate, trade grew, the market expanded, and shops increased. He developed many laws and orders that regulated trade in the country, especially the pearl trade. He was fond of fishing and hunting, and he used to frequent the areas located in the Al Khatm and Al Ain area, and he ordered the construction of a number of defensive fortifications in the country, Including a defensive tower known as Barri Al Maryah, which is located in the Mahdhar Western Al Maryah in the Liwa Mahdhars located in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and many water wells are attributed to him, which he sponsored the expenses of digging them and made them a waqf and a communion for the Bedouins, who live on it and drink from its waters, and he is the father of Sheikha Latifa, wife Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and the mother of all his children. He died in 1922 and was buried in the Abu Dhabi cemetery. His brother, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed the First, succeeded him in power.