The United Arab Emirates bid farewell to its martyred son, First Lieutenant Tareq Mohammed Ahmed Al Shehi after noon prayers on Tuesday, in his hometown Sham District, in Ras Al Khaimah. Large crowds of Emirati citizens and residents attended the funeral, along with His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi , Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah; HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah; HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor; and Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
The body of the martyr was flown in on Tuesday on a private jet to RAK International Airport, where it was received by full military honors. The special official ceremony was attended by His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi; HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; His Highness Major General Sheikh Taleb Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Police, alongside a number of senior police officers and dignitaries, and Mohamed bin Hamad Saqer Al Moawda, Bahrain's Ambassador to the UAE.
Their Highnesses, along with relatives of the martyr and a group of mourners, attended the funeral prayers held at Ahmed bin Hanbal Mosque, before they laid the deceased to rest at the Sham district graveyard in RAK. They expressed their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, praying to Allah to bestow his mercy on the deceased and rest him in eternal peace, and to accept him among the group of honorable martyrs. They also prayed Allah to grant the family the patience and solace to bear his loss.
The funeral prayers were also performed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Saqr Al Qasimi; His Highness Major General Sheikh Taleb Bin Saqr Al Qassimi, the Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Police; H E Engineer Sheikh Salem bin Sultan bin Saqr Al-Qasimi. Chairman,Department of Civil Aviation; Sheikh Abdullah bin Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of the Office of H.H. the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Deputy Chairman of the Customs and Ports Department. Also present were Sheikh Ali bin Talib bin Saqr Al Qasimi; Sheikh Arahma bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qasimi, Deputy General Manager of Union Cement Company in Ras Al Khaimah; Sheikh Sultan bin Jamal bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Manager of Department of Citizens Affairs - Ruler's Court; Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qasimi, and a large crowd of dignitaries, senior officials and officers of the Armed Forces, police, tribal leaders and residents, and members of Arab and Muslim communities living in the UAE.
Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, visited the martyred officer Al Shehi’s family residence, and conveyed the deepest condolences of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. He stressed the commitment of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to follow-up on the details of the investigation into the treacherous terrorist act closely.
Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan condemned the heinous crime that claimed the life of an Emirati citizen, First Lieutenant Tareq Mohammed Ahmed Al Shehi and two of his Bahraini colleagues in the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Highness stressed that this cowardly act will only make us even more determined to maintaining the security of the Gulf States and their citizen