| Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan | |||||
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| Sheikh | |||||
| Sheikh of the Bani Yas | |||||
| Reign | 1761–1793 | ||||
| Predecessor | Isa ibn Nahyan | ||||
| Successor | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan | ||||
| Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |||||
| Reign | 1761–1793 | ||||
| Predecessor | position established | ||||
| Successor | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan | ||||
| Born | Liwa Oasis (now Abu Dhabi emirate, UAE) | ||||
| Died | 1793 | ||||
| Issue | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan | ||||
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| House | Al Nahyan family | ||||
| Father | Isa ibn Nahyan | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Sheikh Dhiyab ibn Isa Al Nahyan was the Sheikh of the Bani Yas of the Liwa Oasis (Abu Dhabi emirate) from 1761 to 1793[1] and the founder of the Al Bu Falah dynasty, which still rules Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),[2][3] today.