Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the
Al Nahyan family
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 F ...
. He was killed in a helicopter crash at age 41.
Early life
Sheikh Nasser was a son of
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 ...
, the founding president of
the United Arab Emirates. His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the
Bedouin branch of the
Dhawahir
The Dhawahir ( ar, ظَوَاهِر, Ẓawāhir; singular ''Adh-Dhaheri'' ( ar, ٱلظَّاهِرِي, Aẓ-Ẓāhirī)) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tribe's main centre is (Ain Al Dhawahir) Alain, and the village, then tow ...
tribe.
He had one full-brother,
Sheikh Isa.
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Career
Sheikh Nasser was a security officer, working in the royal bodyguard's office.[ He was also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi planning and economy department.
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Personal life and death
Nasser bin Zayed's son, Ahmed bin Nasser, attended Abu Dhabi Police College from which he graduated in 2010.
Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008.[ Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen. He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.]
Ancestry
References
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2008 deaths
Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates
Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re ...
Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents
Year of birth missing
Sons of monarchs