• Officials and dignitaries - including Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, left, Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, third left, Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, fourth left, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, fifth left, Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed, sixth left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member, seventh left, and Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, eighth left - attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Officials and dignitaries - including Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, left, Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, third left, Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, fourth left, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, fifth left, Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed, sixth left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member, seventh left, and Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, eighth left - attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Imam Khalifa Al Dhaheri leads Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Imam Khalifa Al Dhaheri leads Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, left, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, third left, and Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, fourth left, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, left, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, third left, and Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, fourth left, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, third left, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, second right, and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, third left, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, second right, and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain pray over the grave of the late Sheikh Zayed, before Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain pray over the grave of the late Sheikh Zayed, before Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, eighth left, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, ninth left, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They were joined by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, third left, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, sixth left, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, seventh left, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, tenth left, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, twelfth left, Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, thirteenth left, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, fourteenth left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, sixteenth left, and Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, seventeeth left. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, eighth left, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, ninth left, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They were joined by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, third left, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, sixth left, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, seventh left, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, tenth left, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, twelfth left, Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, thirteenth left, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, fourteenth left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, sixteenth left, and Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, seventeeth left. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, left, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, third left, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohamed, fourth left, and Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, left, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second left, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, third left, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohamed, fourth left, and Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, fifth right, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, sixth right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They are seen here with Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, right, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, second right, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohamed, fourth right, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, seventh right, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, eigth right, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, eleventh right, and Sheikh Omar bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, fourteenth right. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, fifth right, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, sixth right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They are seen here with Sheikh Diab bin Zayed, right, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, second right, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohamed, fourth right, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, seventh right, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, eigth right, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, eleventh right, and Sheikh Omar bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, fourteenth right. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, fourth right, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, fifth right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They were joined by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, right, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, third right, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, sixth right, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, seventh right, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, left. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, fourth right, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, fifth right, attend Friday prayers and absentee funeral prayer at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. They were joined by Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, right, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed, third right, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, National Security Advisor and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, sixth right, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, seventh right, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, left. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and other UAE leaders attend Friday and absentee Friday prayers - in pictures

Robert Mickelson

September 11, 2015

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King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, performed Friday prayer and the absentee funeral prayer for the martyrs at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The Friday prayer sermon, titled “Martyrs of the Nation”, was delivered by Sheikh Khalifa Al Dhaheri who said that the Emirati heroes sacrificed their lives in defence and support of the Yemeni people.

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