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. Sheikh Hamdan is a son of the late

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 ...

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and

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. Hamdan is the younger brother of both former UAE president

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and the current president,

Mohamed bin Zayed 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 edu ...

Early life and education

Sheikh Hamdan was born in

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in 1963. He is the 4th son of the founder of

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, the late president Sheikh

, who also served as the

emir Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...

. His mother is Sheikha

Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi (; born ) was the third wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and inaugural president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She is referred to as the mother to the UAE and as the "Mother of the N ...

and he has five full-brothers: Mohamed,

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, Tahnoun, Mansour, and

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. 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

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

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Career

Along with his half-brother Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he served as

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in the cabinet led by the prime minister

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, 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 Red Crescent Authority **Chairman of the Emirates Camel Racing Federation **ex-President of

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* 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

Sheikh Hamdan was married to Sheikha Ayesha bint Suhail Al Ketbi (divorced later) with whom he has two sons: *Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Married Sheikha Shamma bint Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan with whom he has 3 sons. *Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, married Sheikha Latifa bint Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. They have one son and a daughter together. Hamdan bin Zayed married Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan in 1988. They have seven children: *Sheikha Fatima bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. Married Sheikh Shakbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan. They have one son and a daughter together. *Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (born 4 April 1990). Married Sheikha Shamma, daughter of

Mohammed 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 edu ...

. The couple has one son, Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. *Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. Married Sheikh Theyab, son of

. The couple has one son and two daughters. *Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. Married Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. The couple has two sons and a daughter together. *Sheikh Hazza bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, married Sheikha Maryam bint Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 2022. They have one son together. *Sheikh Yas bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (born 12 June 1998) *Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (born 6 August 2005). His father-in-law, Sheikh

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan 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, who was also the emir of Abu Dhabi emirate. Hamdan bi ...

, 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 Hilal-e-Pakistan () is the second-highest Civil decorations of Pakistan, civil award (in the hierarchy of "Hilale") of the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The award seeks to recognize those people who have made "meritorious contribution ...

(March 2008). * Germany – Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (14 December 2008).

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nahyan, Hamdan Bin Zayed Bin Sultan 1963 births Living people Deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates Hamdan Zayed Sultan People from Abu Dhabi Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates Sons of monarchs