UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced July 18 as Union Pledge Day, a new national occasion in the UAE.
The date marks the signing of the Union declaration by the UAE’s Founding Father and the Rulers of the Emirates in 1971, which led to the nation’s official establishment on 2 December of the same year.
“On this day in 1971, the Founding Father and his brothers the Rulers signed the declaration of the Union and the UAE Constitution while announcing the name of our country: the United Arab Emirates,” President Sheikh Mohamed said via X (formerly Twitter).
UAE Union Pledge Day: ‘A historic day that embodies the values of unity, solidarity, and solidarity among the people of the Emirates’
“In preparation for the nation’s establishment on 2 December, it was a historic day on which they laid the foundations of the Union. Today, we declare 18 July as Union Pledge Day, a national occasion to celebrate the history of our country and the blessed journey towards establishing the Union,” he added.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, described the day as “a historic day that embodies the values of unity, solidarity, and solidarity among the people of the Emirates.”
“The announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, that July 18 of each year will be a national occasion bearing the name “Union Era Day,” in continuation of the federal process that was laid down by the founding leader and his brothers, the rulers of the Emirates. On this date, the founding fathers signed the The Union Document and they drafted the state’s constitution, and here we are today celebrating this covenant and immortalizing it in the nation’s memory and the conscience of its people. The Union Covenant Day is a historic day that embodies the values of unity, solidarity, and solidarity among the people of the Emirates,” Sheikh Mansour said via X.
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