Events in the year 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.
Incumbents President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Events
January 5 – 2019 AFC Asian Cup begins in the UAE. February 3 – Pope Francis makes a historic trip to Abu Dhabi. He, alongside Ahmed al-Tayeb, sign the Document on Human Fraternity. 14 March – 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games begins in Abu Dhabi. 12 May – Four commercial ships were sabotaged off Fujairah's coast in the Gulf of Oman by a most likely "state actor", according to investigation. 5 October – 2019 Emirati parliamentary election for the Federal National Council starts.The nation votes: residents head to polling stations for landmark FNC elections The National, 5 October 2019 25 September – Hazza Al Mansouri launch aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft to the International Space Station, becoming the first Emirati najmonaut.
Deaths
4 May – Alia Abdulnoor, an Emirati convict incarcerated for terrorism financing for Al Qaeda, dies of breast cancer following pleas from human rights activists to release her.
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