Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (; 1942 – 1 May 2024) was an Emirati royal family member and businessman. He was the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the

Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or . Abu Dhabi also has the second ...

, the

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until his death on 1 May 2024. He was previously deputy chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and deputy chairman of the

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council () was the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Formed in 1988, the Council was tasked with supervising all oil and gas companies that operate in Abu ...

.Government Structure and System
Ruler's Representative Court Eastern Region
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In November 2018, the

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from

Al Ain Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al A ...

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was renamed in his honor.

Personal life

Al Nahyan earned an MA from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Sheikh Tahnoon was the brother-in-law of the founding father of the UAE president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan through his sister Sheikha Hassa's marriage to Sheikh Zayed. Al Nahyan died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 82.

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Government Structure and SystemRuler's Representative Court Eastern RegionRulers Reperesentative court
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nahyan, Tahnoun Mohammed 1942 births 2024 deaths Emirati royalty Emirati businesspeople Tahnoun Mohammed People from Abu Dhabi The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni