• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II of Jordan inspect the UAE's honour guard during a reception at the Presidential Airport. All photos: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II of Jordan inspect the UAE's honour guard during a reception at the Presidential Airport. All photos: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II inspect the honour guard.
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II inspect the honour guard.
  • Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II of Jordan stand for the national anthem.
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II of Jordan stand for the national anthem.
  • Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II stand for the national anthem.
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II stand for the national anthem.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomes King Abdullah of Jordan to Abu Dhabi


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King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan landed in Abu Dhabi on Friday, state news agency Wam reported.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met the monarch at the Presidential Flight in Abu Dhabi.

The visit comes as King Abdullah and Queen Rania and a foundation in Haiti were on Friday named the joint winners of this year's Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.

The royal couple and the Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty in Haiti (Fokal) will share the $1 million prize to enhance their humanitarian work.

Also present at the airport to welcome the Jordanian royals were Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation; and Shamma Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs.

King Abdullah and Queen Rania were also in Abu Dhabi for an official visit in November.

The humanitarian work of King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan – in pictures

  • King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan playing with a little boy on a visit to the Hussein Foundation for orphans in Amman in November 2003. AFP
    King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan playing with a little boy on a visit to the Hussein Foundation for orphans in Amman in November 2003. AFP
  • King Abdullah and Queen Rania visit a school in Amman in October 2005. AFP
    King Abdullah and Queen Rania visit a school in Amman in October 2005. AFP
  • King Abdullah and Queen Rania visit a young patient as they mark the expansion of the King Hussein Cancer Centre in Amman. AFP
    King Abdullah and Queen Rania visit a young patient as they mark the expansion of the King Hussein Cancer Centre in Amman. AFP
  • The Jordanian King chats to a child at the cancer centre in Amman in January 2002. AFP
    The Jordanian King chats to a child at the cancer centre in Amman in January 2002. AFP
  • King Abdullah carryies a box containing ready meals on his visit to the Northern Command in Ajloun, part of national effort to deliver goods to citizens caught in the snowstorms in December 2013. AFP
    King Abdullah carryies a box containing ready meals on his visit to the Northern Command in Ajloun, part of national effort to deliver goods to citizens caught in the snowstorms in December 2013. AFP
  • The Jordanian royals visit a government school for the blind in Amman in October 2007. AFP
    The Jordanian royals visit a government school for the blind in Amman in October 2007. AFP
  • King Abdullah visits a wounded Chinese citizen at a hospital in Amman in November 2005. Three Chinese were killed and one wounded in suicide attacks in the city. AFP
    King Abdullah visits a wounded Chinese citizen at a hospital in Amman in November 2005. Three Chinese were killed and one wounded in suicide attacks in the city. AFP
  • King Abdullah and Queen Rania wish children at an Amman orphanage a happy Ramadan in October 2006. AFP
    King Abdullah and Queen Rania wish children at an Amman orphanage a happy Ramadan in October 2006. AFP
  • King Abdullah with orphans in Amman in February 1999. AFP
    King Abdullah with orphans in Amman in February 1999. AFP
Updated: February 25, 2022, 5:53 PM