Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 1963) is an Emirati politician and royal. He is the ruler's representative in the western region of
Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son of the late
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
,
President of the United Arab Emirates and
Emir of Abu Dhabi
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. Hamdan is the younger brother of both former UAE president
Khalifa bin Zayed
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...
and the current president,
Mohamed bin Zayed
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ...
.
Early life and education
Sheikh Hamdan was born in
Al Ain in 1963.
He is the 4th son of the founder of
United Arab Emirates
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, the late president Sheikh
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
, who also served as the
emir
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of
Abu Dhabi.
[ His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: Mohamed, Hazza, Tahnoun, Mansour, and ]Abdullah
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. They are known as Bani Fatima or sons of Fatima. In addition, he is the younger paternal half-brother of the former emir and UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from ...
.
He has a bachelor's degree in political sciences and business administration, both from the United Arab Emirates University
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.[
]
Career
Along with his half-brother Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, they served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
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in the cabinet led by the prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, links=no; ; born 15 July 1949) is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai ...
, who is the emir of Dubai
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. He serves as Chairman of state-owned gas company Dolphin Energy
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.
Sports
He was the Chairman of the UAE Football Association
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Association staff
Presiden ...
(1984–1993). In 2019, he opened the new ERC headquarters at Zayed Sports City
Zayed Sports City Stadium ( ar, ستاد مدينة زايد الرياضية) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The largest stadium in the UAE with 45,000 seats, it has iconic status and ...
in Abu Dhabi.
Banning of child camel jockeys
During 2002, he announced the ban of employing children as camel jockeys.
Post
* United Arab Emirates
**Cabinet of UAE (1990–2009)
**Chairman of the Emirati German Friendship Society
**Chairman of the Red Crescent Authority
**Chairman of the Emirates Camel Racing Federation
**ex-President of UAE Football League
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* Abu Dhabi
**President of Abu Dhabi University
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Board of Trustees
**Ruler's Representative in the Western Region (since 2009)
**The Honorary Chairmanship of Al-Jazira Club
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History
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''. The club struggled to st ...
and Chairman of the Honorary Panel.
Personal life
Hamdan bin Zayed is married to Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. They have six sons: Sultan (is married and has two sons: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, born 23 December 2011, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan), Mohammed, Zayed (born 4 April 1990), Yas, Hazza and Rashid.
His father-in-law, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (حمدان بن محمد آل نهيان) was an Emirati politician and distant cousin of the founder of UAE, the first President, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was also the emir of Abu Dhabi emirate.
Hamdan bin ...
, was a distant cousin of the founder of UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Honours
* First Class Medal of the Order of Abu Bakar Siddiq
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of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (2001).
* Gold Medal of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (2003).
* Hilal-e-Pakistan
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(March 2008).
* Germany – Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (14 December 2008).
Ancestry
References
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1963 births
Living people
Emirati politicians
Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates
Government ministers of the United Arab Emirates
Hamdan
People from Abu Dhabi
Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates