阿聯(lián)酋總統(tǒng)扎耶德因病逝世后，其長(zhǎng)子哈里發(fā)順理成章的繼任父親之位，成為阿聯(lián)酋新總統(tǒng)。外電報(bào)道如下：Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan's eldest son has succeeded him as president of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Khalifa was chosen by leading officials from the seven emirates shortly after his father's funeral.

Arab leaders and dignitaries from around the world assembled in Abu Dhabi for a procession and private prayers.

Emirate表示“酋長(zhǎng)國(guó)；阿拉伯酋長(zhǎng)（貴族、王公）之職位或階級(jí)”。阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長(zhǎng)國(guó)是由7個(gè)酋長(zhǎng)國(guó)（阿布扎比、迪拜、沙迦、阿治曼、哈伊馬角、烏姆蓋萬(wàn)和富查伊拉）組成的松散的聯(lián)邦國(guó)家，各酋長(zhǎng)國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)基本獨(dú)立，各自執(zhí)行自己的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展計(jì)劃，有自己的海關(guān)系統(tǒng)，工商會(huì)和民航管理當(dāng)局等。

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