The House of Nahyan ( ar, آل نهيان, Āl Nohayān) are one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. Al Nahyan is a branch of the

House of Al Falahi The House of Al Falahi is a tribal clan that belongs to Bani Yas tribal confederation. The ruling family of Al Nahyan of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi comes from this house and tribe. It is blood related to the House of Al Falasi that Al Maktoum, the r ...

(Āl Bū Falāḥ), a branch of the Bani Yas tribe, and are related to the

House of Al Falasi The House of Al Falasi ( ar, بيت الفلاسي) is both a name of a tribe and a name of its Al Maktoum branch (ruling family of Dubai). History The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah (now known as Al-Falasi) section of the Ban ...

from which the ruling family of

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Al Maktoum The House of Maktoum ( ar, آل مكتوم ') is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with t ...

, descends. The Bani Yas came to Abu Dhabi in the 18th century from Liwa Oasis. They have ruled Abu Dhabi since 1793, and previously ruled Liwa. Five of the rulers were overthrown and eight were killed in coups between 1793 and 1966; many were brothers. The Al Nayhan family control multiple sovereign wealth funds including the

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ( ar, جهاز أبوظبي للاستثمار, ADIA) is a sovereign wealth fund owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (in the United Arab Emirates) founded for the purpose of investing funds on behalf of the Gover ...

and Mubadala Investment Company that have an estimated $1 trillion worth of assets under management.

Members

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan - 2021 (51683733605) (cropped)

Notable members of the Al Nahyan family include:

Rulers of Abu Dhabi

* 1761–1793: Sheikh

Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan Sheikh Dhiyab ibn Isa al-Nahyan was the Sheikh of the Bani Yas of the Liwa Oasis (Abu Dhabi emirate) from 1761 to 1793 and the founder of the Al Bu Falah dynasty, which still rules Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today. ...

* 1793–1816: Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan * 1816–1818: Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan * 1818–1833: Sheikh

Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1818–1833. Having deposed his brother Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nayhan with his father's support, he ruled in his father's name. Under Tahnun, Abu Dhabi became a Trucial State ...

* 1833–1845: Sheikh

Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, one of the Trucial States which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1833 to 1845. His bloody accession led to the secession of the Al Bu Falasah and the establishment ...

* 1845–1855: Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan * 1855–1909: Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan * 1909–1912: Sheikh Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan * 1912–1922: Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan * 1922–1926: Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan * 1926–1928: Sheikh

Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1926 to 1928. He was the half brother of Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926), whom he shot and killed to become Ruler himself. He was the uncle of Z ...

* 1928–1966: Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan * 1966–2004: 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 ...

* 2004–2022: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan * 2022–present: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Controversy

Some members of the Royal family were found to have treated low-income workers inhumanely. Some of these incidents have occurred outside the UAE.

References

{{Muslim dynasties in Arabian Peninsula History of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Tribes of the United Arab Emirates Arab dynasties

Members

Rulers of Abu Dhabi

Controversy

See also

References