Grand Imam of Al-Azhar congratulates Mohamed bin Zayed on election as UAE President

CAIRO, TGO: Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, has congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the UAE.

In a post published on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts, Dr. Al-Tayyeb said, “While sympathising with my dear brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, over losing his brother, the late Sheikh Khalifa, I would like to congratulate him, and pray to Allah Almighty to grant him the strength to succeed as the UAE’s president and leader, and pick up the torch from his wise brother in serving his country and nation and spreading justice and good.”