UAE President suffered stroke, in stable condition

[Zarvan]

(CNN) -- The president of the United Arab Emirates has undergone surgery after a stroke and is in stable condition, the ministry of presidential affairs said Saturday.

"The Ministry announces that President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan suffered a stroke on Friday morning, 24th January," the ministry said in a statement.

"He immediately underwent a surgical operation. His health is now stable."

It gave no further details.

Al Nahyan became president of the UAE in 2004.

 

[Ceylal]

Arab leaders don't exercice, eat , drink too much..Most of them suffer from heart problems, kidney failure, diabetes...He is not going to be the first or the last one..It does look like " stroke " has the upperhand in the Arab dignitaries..Bouteflika suffered one, after he spent countless month on life support, they manage to keep him on a whell chair, from the Algerian Napolean, he become the Algerian Franklin D. Roosvelt !

 

[Awadd]

I heard the news, so sad, I hope he'll get better soon.