Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; born 2 June 1965) is the younger brother of the President of the

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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative of

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of the

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, 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 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 ...

, the founder and first

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

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, Hamdan, Tahnoun, Mansour, 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 Al Ain Football Club (; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club (). ...

**Chairman of Board of Directors **Vice-president of the executive board and of the honorary board *Abu Dhabi Sports Council, chairman *Abu Dhabi Combat Club, president In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of

First Gulf Bank FGB (formerly known as First Gulf Bank) was the third largest bank by assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), until it merged with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in December 2016 to form First Abu Dhabi Bank, creating the largest bank by assets ...

. He succeeded to the chairman position from Sheikh

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, his other brother. On 12 December 2010, he was appointed a member of

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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 had his own offshore companies outside the UAE. In 2016, an Emirati law firm, Hadef & Partners assisted Sheikh 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 was Sheikha Mozah bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, sister of

Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed Abdulla bin Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed (; born 23 February 1973) is an Emirati politician and sheikh who has been the head of the National Media Office with the rank of minister since January 2024. He was previously the chair of the Department o ...

, 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 (born 1995). *Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. She married Sheikh Zayed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan on May 5, 2022. *Sheikh Mohammed bin Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 2002).

Ancestry

Honours

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

References

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