Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1953 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the

Al Nahyan 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, United Arab Emirates. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al Falahi (Āl Bū Fal ...

family who previously served as the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.

Early life and education

Sheikh Sultan was the second son of

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 ...

, founder of the UAE. He was born in 1953. His mother was his father's second wife, Sheikha bint Madhad Al Mashghouni. Sheikh Sultan was educated at

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and was a graduate of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. His older paternal half-brother

Sheikh Khalifa 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 ...

, was the president of the United Arab Emirates (2004-2022), while his other half-brother, Sheikh Mohammed, is the current President of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Career

Sheikh Sultan served as the Chairman of the UAE Football Association (1976–1981). In 1990, he was appointed as deputy prime minister of the

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 t ...

From 1997 to 2009 he served with his younger half-brother Sheikh Hamdan as deputy prime minister. In 2009, he was replaced by his half-brother Sheikh Saif and

Sheikh Mansour Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab ...

in the post. Sheikh Sultan was the president's representative, chairman of the media and cultural centre, chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club and chairman of

Zayed center for coordination and follow-up The Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up was set up in 1999 as the think-tank of the Arab League. It was named after and principally funded by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His so ...

, a member of

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للبترول) is the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in Abu Dhabi. The Council was formed in 1988. The Council is tasked with supervising al ...

, and a member of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Sheikh Sultan once served as the Chairman of the Zayed Center which was later closed by the

UAE government Politics of the United Arab Emirates take place in a framework of a federal presidential elective constitutional monarchy (a federation of absolute monarchies). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven constituent monarchies: th ...

when it became known that it disseminated and provided a platform for

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, anti-Semitic, and extreme

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views.

Death

Sultan bin Zayed died on 18 November 2019.

Ancestry

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nahyan, Sultan Zayed 1953 births 2019 deaths Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Emirati politicians House of Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates Government ministers of the United Arab Emirates Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates