Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, هزاع بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 2 June 1965) is the younger brother of the President of the

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 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 ...

, former National Security Advisor of the UAE and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

Early life

He is the fifth son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first

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. His mother is

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi ( ar, فاطمة بنت مبارك الكتبي) is the third wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and inaugural president of United Arab Emirates. She is referred to as the mother of sheikhs and as ...

and he has five full-brothers: Mohammed,

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, Tahnoun,

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, and Abdullah.

Career

*Appointed by the Federal Decree No. (91) of 2006 issued by His Highness the Head of State for National Security Advisor. *Vice President of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate. *Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority. * Al Ain Club **Chairman of Board of Directors (past) **Vice-president of the executive board and of the honorary board (current) *Abu Dhabi Sports Council, chairman *Abu Dhabi Combat Club, president In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank. He succeeded the chairman position from Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his other brother. On 12 December 2010, he was appointed as a member of Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.

Controversies

Pandora Papers

The October 2021 leak of more than 11.9 million documents by the

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(ICIJ) mentioned Sheikh Hazza as one of the Emirati royals with offshore holdings. The former national security adviser of the UAE reportedly owned the H Hotel office tower at 1 Sheikh Zayed Road, which gave space to at least four companies that provided offshore clients with financial or company formation services. Amongst these firms was SFM Corporate Services that had its office in the building until 2017. The ICIJ report said that SFM provided its services to owners of at least 2,977 firms in the UAE, the British Virgin Islands and other offshore financial centres. It was also revealed that Sheikh Hazza has his own offshore companies outside the UAE. In 2016, an Emirati law firm, Hadef & Partners assisted Shiekh Hazza to incorporate a UAE Company named Loomington Investments Ltd. The report revealed that two other companies with same name in the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles were owned by Sheikh Hazza.

Personal life

His wife is Sheikha Mozah bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, sister of Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, and they have five children: *Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. *Sheikha Salama bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. *Sheikh Zayed bin Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. *Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. She is married to Sheikh Zayed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (May 2022). *Sheikh Mohammed bin Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Ancestry

Honours

* Algeria: Order of the Athir (17 October 2007)

References

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