Facts:   - succession: ruler of abu dhabi    - reign: 1928 -- 1966    - successor: zayed bin sultan al nahyan    - spouse: sheikha mariam bint rashid al otaiba    - predecessor: saqr i bin zayed al nahyan    - mother: sheikha salma bint butti      - house: al nahyan family    - father: sultan ii bin zayed al nahyan    - name: shakhbut bin sultan al nahyan    - birth place: al ain , abu dhabi , uae    - religion: islam   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shakhbut bin sultan al nahyan .
The answer to this question is:
shakhbut bin sultan al nahyan -lrb- ca. 1905 -- 11 february 1989 -rrb- was the ruler of abu dhabi from 1928 to 1966 .