The UAE celebrates National Day on December 2nd each year to commemorate the formation of the country in 1971 when six emirates bound together to form the UAE. The holiday marks the day the union was formed under the leadership of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who led efforts to unite the emirates and became the first president. President Sheikh Mohamed, who was elected in May 2022, emphasized in his first National Day address that the UAE will strongly support humanity and its development.

2. WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE
UAE NATIONAL DAY?

3. What Is
This?
Do you
remember
anything?

5. What Is The Reason For
Celebrating UAE National
Day On 2nd December Why
not another Day?

6. It is because:
• The UAE celebrates National Day to commemorate the formation of the
country in 1971.
• The holiday marks the day that six emirates bound together to form the
UAE, with Ras Al Khaimah joining as the seventh emirate the following year.
• UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, led efforts
to unite the emirates and became the first president.
• Sheikh Zayed's son, Sheikh Khalifa, served as president from 2004 until his
death in May 2022.
• President Sheikh Mohamed was elected that month.
• In his first National Day address as President in December last year, Sheikh
Mohamed emphasised that the UAE will be a strong supporter of humanity
and its development.

7. “
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Taking care of our citizens and opening up all
avenues of development, creativity, and self-
affirmation before them has been, and will always
remain, our top priority and we will spare no effort
to achieve this goal
- Sheikh Mohamed

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