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 The president of the United Arab Emirates, or the Raʾīs ( ar, رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president and vice-president are elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council. Though the ...

and Emir of Abu Dhabi. 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 fr ...

and the current president, Mohamed bin Zayed.

Early life and education

Sheikh Hamdan was born in Al Ain in 1963. He is the 4th son of the founder of

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, the late president Sheikh

, who also served as the

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of Abu Dhabi. His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers:

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, Tahnoun,

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, and Abdullah. 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 f ...

. He has a bachelor's degree in political sciences and business administration, both from the United Arab Emirates University.

Career

Along with his half-brother Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, they served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates 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. H ...

, who is the emir of

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. He serves as Chairman of state-owned gas company

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Sports

He was the Chairman of the UAE Football Association (1984–1993). In 2019, he opened the new ERC headquarters at

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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

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**Chairman of the Emirates Camel Racing Federation **ex-President of UAE Football League * Abu Dhabi **President of

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Board of Trustees **Ruler's Representative in the Western Region (since 2009) **The Honorary Chairmanship of

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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, 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 of the

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(2001). * Gold Medal of the

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(2003). * Hilal-e-Pakistan (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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Hamdan Hamdan ( ar, حمدان ') is a name of Arab origin of aristocratic descent and many political ties within the middle east and the Arab World, controlling import/export mandates over port authorities. Among people named Hamdan include: Given nam ...

People from Abu Dhabi Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates