Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed as UAE president

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan being greeted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Rashed al-Mansoori/Ministry of Presidential Affairs via AP, File)

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have announced they have appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian peninsula.

The state-run WAM news agency said the rulers of the country’s seven sheikhdoms made the decision at a meeting.