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Sheikha Salama bint Butti Al Qubaisi (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخَۃ سَلَامَة بِنْت بُطِّي القبيسي, romanized: Ash-Shaykhah Salāmah bint Buṭṭī) was the wife of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1922, and the mother of Sheikhs Shakhbut (who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966) and Zayed (who ruled Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2004, and was the President of the United Arab Emirates from 1971 to 2004). Other children include Hazza bin Sultan, who was the Ruler's Representative of the Western Region of the Emirate, and died in 1958.

Life and family

Salamah is believed to be from the family of Al Qubaisi, a prominent Bedouin tribe from Liwa, who also settled Khor Al Adaid. Salamah herself was from Mezairaa in Liwa.

After the assassination of her husband in 1927, she took Zayed from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain, and made her sons swear an oath that they would not kill or fight against each other. In early 1955, her sons Zayed, Hazza and Shakhbut, who was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi at the time, helped to arrange her to return to Abu Dhabi on board a Gulf Air plane. She is stated to have died in October 1970, while Zayed was the Ruler.

See also

• Sheikha Salama Mosque, named after her
• Qasr al-Hosn, residence

References

1. ^ Al-Hosani, Hamad Ali (2012). The Political Thought of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (PhD Thesis) (Thesis). Durham University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. ^ Killgore, Andrew I. (March 2005). "Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918–2004)". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
3. ^ Al-Dhahiri, Shamsa Hamad (December 2014). "Sheikh Hazza' Bin Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1905-1958) Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in the Western Region" (PDF). In El Reyes, Dr. Abdulla (ed.). Liwa Journal of the National Archives. United Arab Emirates: Emirati National Archives. pp. 25–46. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. Al Hashemi, Bushra Alkaff (27 February 2013). "Memories of a simpler time". The National. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. Christopher., Davidson (2011). Abu dhabi : oil and beyond. : Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0199326891. OCLC 830946083.
6. Frauke, Heard-Bey (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 29. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
7. Soszynski, Henry. "DUBAI (Emirate)". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
8. "ABU DHABI (Emirate)". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links

• Christopher Davidson (PDF)
• Sheikha Salama bint Butti (Twitter)
• سلامة بنت بطي بن خادم بن نهيمان القبيسي (Arabic)

• Mothers of monarchs