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Crown Prince sits by roadside with 'lost' girl till dad arrives

  •   Wed, Jan 30 2013 04:20:12 PM

Abu Dhabi, Jan 30 (Emirates 24/7): Abu Dhabi residents and motorists were greeted with a sight they are unlikely to see again.

General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was sitting calmly by the side of the road.

However, that was just the beginning of the story.

In another incident that shows the great humility and love that the leaders of the UAE have for their people -  it transpires that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was driving in Abu Dhabi when he saw the girl outside a school looking around as though she was lost.

Sheikh Mohammed parked his car and went with his assistant to the girl, asking if she was lost and offering to drive to her home.

The little girl replied that her father was supposed to pick her up and she was waiting for him.

She then responded that she could not accept the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi’s offer to drive her home because her dad told her not to speak to strangers.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed’s assistant then told the little girl that this was no stranger and went on to introduce the Crown Prince.

The girl answered: Yes, I know, but my dad said not to go with any strangers.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed then smiled he decided to wait next to the girl till her father showed-up.

The picture here was taken by one of the school teachers.

The story first broke on a UAE Facebook page and the plaudits and comments began to flow in.


Comments left on the page included:

Veera Sequeira wrote: So down to earth!

While Sherif Embabi added: Like son like father. God bless him and God bless UAE.

Demetra Gargasoulas added: What a true gentleman! And a very smart little girl!

Rhonda Weese said: “This is why I am in love with everything to do with AD. I love the pride and family feeling you get when you live there,” to which Stacey Barham added: “Everyone should have time to help someone if they need it! Good on him for helping and having morals.”

Emirates 24|7’s Facebook page was quickly filling up with admirers as well.

Tahir Afzal Khan wrote: “What a man. Love you Sir,” while Sufi Muhammad Junooni commented: “Respect to Sheikh Mohammad.”

Francis Fernandes commented: “God bless him!,” and Bilkisu Yaqha adds “That makes him a great leader.”
  

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  • max monteiro, mumbai

    Fri, Feb 08 2013

    "Long live the Prince and may his tribe increase". If it was in India, we would have just passed by her or some rogue element would have surfaced from nowhere to take advantage.In today's scenerio We would have looked at a good samaritan with suspicion and perhaps handed him over to the cops for touching her inappropriately. Then my friends cool your heels in the dungeon.

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  • Raju, Dubai /Kudla

    Tue, Feb 05 2013

    Our selfless leader Rahul will do the same thing in India. What is so big about this Crown Prince?

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  • Ashok Kotian, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Fri, Feb 01 2013

    A great man destined to be a great ruler and leader. It is small gesture like this that shows the greatness of a person. Wish our leaders learns from this. God bless him.

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  • vimith peter mathias, pilar/shirva

    Fri, Feb 01 2013

    IT IS TRUE THAT HE IS A KING WE HAVE TO PRAY TO THE LORD TO GIVE HIM AND GENERATION FOR GOOD HEALTH. THE YEAR 1986 I HAD A CHANCE AND A LUCK TO SERVE TO THE FOUNDER OF U.A.E. WHEN I WAS WORKING ABUDHABI HILTON I SAW HIM THE WAY HOW HE WAS ADDRESSING THE SUBJECTS OF U.A.E.SINCE LAST 33 YEARS I AM LENDING MY SERVICE IN EMIRATES THIS IS ALSO A GREAT WONDER. WE INDIANS HAVE A GREAT LESSON FROM THIS MORAL GOD SAVE HIS GENERATION.vimith peter mathias/DUBAI.

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  • Sheby, India/ Sharjah

    Fri, Feb 01 2013

    God bless you Sir.We love UAE

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  • Sathish, India, Chennai

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    The True Prince with True Heart for his people

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  • R. Fernandes, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Good hearted human being and gentleman Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan would make himself a good leader of great arab nation and roll model specially for people like those who raped innocent young girls in India. I always said, if another great leder of Sultanate of Oman HM Qaboos Bin Said ruled India, our country would have become one of the richest.

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  • Saleem, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Respected sir,

    Allah bless you and U.A.E. AND I HOPE OUR INDIAN LEADERS MUST LEARN SOMETHING FROM YOU.

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  • Andrew, mumbai

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    If you can help someone then just help. Because GOD answed a person's prayer through you.

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  • R.T.Shetty, Kundapur/Kuwait

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Salute you HH Crown Prince.You made my day.

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  • Dorothy,Udupi., Udupi

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    What a wonderful human being. God bless them good health and wealth.

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  • Ethan Avidhan, Florida/ Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Abu Dhabi is probably the only country in the world were females are really really safe any time of the Day or Night! please do not take my word for it ask anyone I have personally seen women walking alone along the corniche at mid night!

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  • Stephen, mangalore / Dubai

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Leaders of UAE are known for their generosity...

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  • M Rao, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    This great gesture brings back basic question, will it be a pipe dream for us to get such leaders who's crown idea is welfare of their citizen..however small they be!!!

    In contrast, we have leaders who do not care to attend accident victims of their own vehicle.

    May god give similar wisdom to our leaders.

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  • HAROON RASHEED, mangalore,/riyadh k s a

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    ALLA is bless for entire life of crown prince look at his human beings , our politician should learn such a mankind.

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  • FAZIL, DXB

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    I Kiss the sand of UAE, what a country it is and it's leader and citizens, truely they are all down to earth and friendly, God bless them.

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  • satya, mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Nice Gesture...If an expat would have asked this little girl & wud have sat near her...he would have been jailed for some case!!

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  • vimith peter mathias, pilar/shirva

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    LIKE FATHER HIS SON GOD BLESS U.A.E.WE INDIANS NEED THIS KIND OF GREAT LEADERS NOT POILTICIANS. WHAT A LOVELY AND SAFE COUNTRY THIS IS I solemnly salute this kind of great leaders jai ho U.A.E. vimith peter/dubai.

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  • Capt.Edward Lobo, Mumbai,Sharjah

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    Truly a crown prince with such good heart.He is following his grand father who did a lot for UAE.Also is father who is a great ruler who is doing good not only for his countrymen but also for expats.He has pledged full support for the Syrian refugees who are facing harsh winter in the refugee camps without basic amenities.God Bless them.

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  • Rupert Franks, Mangalore/Canada

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    God bless the good hearted prince. I am not at all surprised by this incident. The local people of UAE, in general, are hospitable and kind. I had experience of a prince coming to my aid. It was in the 70's, I was working for a bank in RAK. One day, I had to go to the HO of the bank in Dubai for a meeting, and was returning back to RAK, around noon. It was peak of summer, and the air outside was like a furnace. I was driving between Sharjah and RAK, when one the tyres of the car burst. I went to change the tyre, but I was struggling due to the heat, hot scorching asphalt road, and burning hot tyre rim. I was defeated and did not know what to do, when a caravan of cars came by. The lead car belonged to Prince of RAK, second in line of succession to Sheikh Saqr Al Qassimi. He stopped his car, and the whole caravan halted. The Prince personally removed the damaged tyre and fixed the spare for me. I was flabbergasted, never imagined a rulers son would help me, and that too, a foreigner and not a local. I had a similar incident, when my car got stuck in sand, but this time they were indians like me, but they did not come to assist me. About fellow Indians, less said the better.

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  • Megan, Mangalore/ Kuwait

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    May God Bless you abundantly. Your act of love & humilty shows the great values that u have in ur life and a lesson to all people who dont value their own children.U R A TRUE PRINCE.

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  • Maxim , Bedra / Dubai

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    this is what the humanity is and make them great leaders with doen to earth attitude.. our indian leaders and BD, Sri ram sene please come n taste these great leaders pee.... So u may get some common sense if at all u r human beings..... We salute you leaders.....!!!!

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  • Lawrence, USA

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    He is like Obama - An officer and gentleman!

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  • Juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai/Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 31 2013

    In India the girl would have screamed in panic and a case of attempt to rape would have been charged against the crown prince.
    With respect to this great leader may god bless and protect his family in return.

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  • Jacob Mendonsa, Bangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    I was one of the blessed person to work in Abu Dhabi for 28 years, a place which cares for human beings.

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  • ivan, uae

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    very much secure country. good system in UAE.long live crown prince.

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  • Nisha Dsouza, Mangalore, Kulshekar

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Hats off to you Sir. May God bless you each and every moment. All our leaders should learn from you.

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  • prescilla fernandes, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Long live Prince . He is the real prince. In India,politicians are so busy, instead of going in the normal traffic, they want police to stop the traffic to give way to the leaders. What a difference.

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  • Clement, Udupi/UAE

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    This is not strange or unusual as the leaders of UAE are known for their humility and down to earth nature. This includes the Sheikh of dubai as well. Very often these leaders on their visit to the local people are seen sitting on the ground and talking to their people. Hope our Indian leaders are inspired with this. Good leaders are god’s gift to their country and UAE is one of them.

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  • nagesh nayak, Urva

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Thank God our state politicians not aware the country like U.A.E. Where mankind can live safely. Female can go where ever they wish any time with out any fear. If they know then there also they will feed their VISHA BHEEJA. Sick with the our dirty politicians specially of KARNATAKA STATE.

    Finally my salute and best wishes to Crown Prince of ABU DHABI.

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  • Edward C Maben, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    A word of advice to all our politicians. Irrespective of political affliation. Instead of going on stupid foreign trips that only spend our money and with no returns, learn to care for the people who vote for you and bring you to power.
    There is a saying in the scriptures: Go to an ant thou sluggard and learn wisdom from it

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  • Mohamamd Salauddeen Bantwal, Mangalore/AUH

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Respects!! and feeling really lucky to work in a country which is ruled by great human beings like crown prince. May Almighty shower his blessings on you.

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  • A. S. Matehw, U.S.A.

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    THANK GOD FOR SUCH GREAT AND COMPASSIOANTE RULERS! I COULD'T HELP BUT CRY, OUT OF JOY TO READ THIS GREAT NEWS OF COMPASSION FROM THE KING. MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS THE CROWN PRINCE AND THE NATION. I WISH, IF I COULD TOUCH HIS FEET TO HONOUR HIS GREATNESS. THIS PICTRUE MUST BE PUT ON SIGN BOARDS
    ALL ACROSS THE U.A.E. TO MOTIVATE THE PUBLIC TO BE CARING AND COMPASSIONATE LIKE THE CROWN PRINCE DID.
    REALLY TOUCHING AND WONDERFUL NEWS TO READ.

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  • shagird, mangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    humility and compassion straight from the heart.our leaders do only stage managed shows, can we find such noble leaders in India!!!!!

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  • rajesh, mulki

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Even our politicians are humble than the Crown Prince .You just have to look at the way they say Namaste with both their hands joined and humble (greedy with the dreams of money they are about to amass) expression in their eyes when they come asking for your votes to your door steps..with their committed CHAMCHA group always following them..dont you think so ???

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DUBAI

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    ITS REALLY GREAT.I CANT BELIEVE THAT SUCH GREAT PEOPLE ARE IN THIS WORLD.ALLHA MAY BLESS CROWN PRINCE OF ABU DHABI AND GIVE HIM LONG LIFE AND GOOD HEALTH ALWAYS.I PRAY.

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  • Lingappa, Kuppepadavu

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Our leaders should learn from this,their advent into the open is only an inconvenience to the common man , with everything coming to a stand still.

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  • Denis Fernandes, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Oh.God please provide such good political leader to save India.

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Todays evil world is still survived from God's wrath because of a few good people on earth. Crown Prince is one amongst them. May God bless you and pour more wealth and good health upon you sir. Wish Indian leaders learn humanity from these Arab leaders.

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  • GERALD, MODANKAP

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    HE IS A TRUE LEADER !!! GOD BLESS YOU HIS HIGHNESS

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  • WALTER MONTEIRO, BELMAN/ABUDHABI

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    YOU ARE GOD FOR OUR ABUDHABI PEOPLE SIR. WE PRAISE YOU SIR.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    'Crown'Hasn't Stopped
    The Prince from being 'Grown'
    Taking care of the 'Little'Known
    In His Stride
    Without a 'Frown'...!

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  • Prashanth, Manipal - Bahrain

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    That is the greatness of the Crown Prince. His wisdom is exemplary and irrespective of whether the child was a UAE national or from any other nationality, I am sure, the Crown Prince would have done the same. May Almighty Allah, shower his blessings on the Crown Prince, for upholding humanity as the most important religion.

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  • THERESA LOBO, Mukamar-Sharjah

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    Everyone has to learn lesson from Crown Prince. So, kind,humble and gentleman manners to sit with the girl till her Father arrived. May God bless him and his family in abundance.

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    No gun-trotting security guards, no caravan of escort cars, no nothing. Just ensuring that the little child is in safe hands. Imagine similar thing happening with our Prince here. The city and traffic would be choked to death.

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    True Human being. We need to be more humane however rich we are. God has given us birth but he always says "First respect my creation it is then I have heard your prayers".

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  • Stany D'sa, Mangalore/Dubai

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    crown Prince is very humble and he really cares for his people. He is a great leader. God bless him abundantly.

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  • H Kunder, Mumbai / Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 30 2013

    God Bless him.

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