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
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became ...
, who was also the emir of
Abu Dhabi emirate.
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan was born in the 1930s in
Al Ain
Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al A ...
. He was the first chairman of Abu Dhabi's Public Works Department.
[ He and his brothers, Mubarak, Tahnoun, Saif and Suroor were the major supporters of Zayed bin Sultan, and they all assumed leading posts.][ From 1977 to 1989 he was in office as the ]deputy prime minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati royal and politician who served as the second vice president, first and third prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai. He was pr ...
).
He died in 1989 in a German hospital (presumably in Hannover / Niedersachsen, Germany).
Children
Five children (one son and four daughters) of Sheikh Hamdan married Sheikh Zayed's children. Hamdan's daughter, Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan is married to Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; born 19 February 1963) is an Emirati royal and politician. He is the ruler's representative in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son of the late Zayed bi ...
, former deputy prime minister and ruler's representative in the western region of Abu Dhabi or the mayor of the region. Another daughter, Salama bint Hamdan, is the spouse of Hamdan bin Zayed's brother Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 11 March 1961), also known as MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who is serving as the third and current president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi since 2022.
Mohamed completed his e ...
,
References
External links
The UAE Cabinet official site
Deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates
Year of birth missing
Hamdan Mohammed
1989 deaths
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