2004 in the United Arab Emirates

The following lists events that happened during 2004 in the United Arab Emirates.

← 2003 2002 2001 2004 in the United Arab Emirates → 2005 2006 2007
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2004 Timeline of Emirati history

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 2 November: Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
  • 2 November-3 November: Maktoum bin Rashid AL Maktoum (acting)
  • starting 3 November: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Events

January

• January 14 - A 45-year-old Sudanese man travelling from Washington Dulles International Airport to airport Dubai is arrested en route at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of carrying five bullets in his coat pocket.^[1][2]

February

• February 10 - At least 35 die when an Iranian airliner crashes on arrival at Sharjah airport.^[3]

Establishments

• British University in Dubai.^[4]

Deaths

• November 2 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.^[5]