Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
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3rd President of the United Arab Emirates | |
Assumed office 14 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Vice President | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Preceded by | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
Assumed office 13 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Personal details | |
Born | Al Ain, Trucial States | 11 March 1961
Spouse(s) | Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan (m. 1981) |
Children | 9, including Khalid |
Mother | Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi |
Father | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
Education | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Allegiance | United Arab Emirates |
Service/branch | United Arab Emirates Air Force |
Years of service | 1979–present |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Commander-in-Chief Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence |
Website | |
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: محمد بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 11 March 1961), also known by his initials as MBZ,[1] is the 3rd President of the United Arab Emirates and the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since 2022.
He was the Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. He is seen as the main figure in the country's foreign policy and is a leader of a campaign against Islamist movements in the Arab World.[2][3] His half-brother, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was the President of the United Arab Emirates.
References
- ↑ Rhodes, Ben (12 October 2018). "A Fatal Abandonment of American Leadership". The Atlantic. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ "The ambitious United Arab Emirates". The Economist. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Despots are pushing the Arab world to become more secular". The Economist. 2 November 2017.