1928 Dhabyani coup d'état

1928 Dhabyani coup

Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
DateJanuary 1, 1928
Location24°17′N 54°13′E / 24.28°N 54.22°E / 24.28; 54.22
Result

Coup Successful

Belligerents
Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan family council
Supported by:
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Saqr Al Nahyan  Khalifa Al Nahyan
Muhammad bin Saqr Al-Nahyan
Muhammad bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan
Units involved
Saqr loyalists Al Manasir tribal levee

In 1928 the Al Nahyan council of elders, led by Khalifa Al Nahyan orchestrated a coup against his brother, the ruling emir of Abu Dhabi Saqr Al Nahyan who himself had taken power in a coup in 1926, and assisted in orchestrating another coup in 1922