Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( Arabic حمدان بن زايد آل نهيان, DMG Ḥamdān b. Zāyid Āl Nahyān ; * 1963 ) is a politician, businessman and member of the ruling family in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates . He is the representative of the emir in the western region of Abu Dhabi.
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He is the fourth son of the UAE's founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan . His older brother, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is the current Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. He is married to the Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan .
As Minister of Industry, he heads the state-owned Abu Dhabi MAR , which acquired the majority in the German company Blohm + Voss from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in October 2009 .
In 2002 he banned boys from working as camel jockey .
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan should not be confused with Hamdan bin Raschid Al Maktum from the neighboring emirate of Dubai.
Offices
- Cabinet Member of the UAE (1990-2009)
- Chairman of the Emirati-German Friendship Society
- Chairman of the Red Crescent in the UAE
- Chairman of the UAE Camel Racing Association
- President of the UAE Football Association
- Representative of the Emir in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi
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| SURNAME | Nahyan, Hamdan bin Zayed Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Al Nahyan, Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Arab politician, businessman and member of the ruling family in Abu Dhabi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |