Honoring UAE's Visionaries:
Commemorative Streets

Salama Bint Butti

Salama Bint Butti: She is Sheikha Salama Bint Butti Al Hamed, the daughter of the sheikh of the Qubaisat clan of the Bani Yas tribe, Sheikh Butti Bin Khadim Bin Nahiman Al Qubaisi. She was married to the ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed the First (1922-1927), and they had two children, Sheikh Shakhbout Bin Sultan, ruler of Abu Dhabi ( 1928-1966), Sheikh Hazza Bin Sultan, Sheikh Khalid Bin Sultan, and Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates (1918-2004). She was famous for her strong personality, and was distinguished by her wide knowledge and understanding, and she was one of the most generous women of her time.

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