Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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.
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Mohamed in 2024 | |
| 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 | 11 March 1961
(aged 64) Al Ain, Trucial States |
| Spouse(s) | |
| 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 |
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Shekish Mohamed was born at Kanad Hospital in Al Ain, He is third son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Fatima bint Mubarak Ai Ketbi. [2][3]
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.[4][5] His half-brother, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was the President of the United Arab Emirates.
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Mohamed and U.S. president George W. Bush at Camp David
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Mohamed meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, 13 April 2025
Israeli president Isaac Herzog meets Mohamed during his official visit to the United Arab Emirates, 30 January 2022
Mohamed meets with President of the European Council Charles Michel on 8 September 2022
Mohamed meets with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Abu Dhabi, 15 April 2023
Mohamed and U.S. president Donald Trump in Abu Dhabi during Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, May 2025
Russian president Vladimir Putin meeting with Sheikh Mohamed in Saint Petersburg on October 11, 2022.
Mohamed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in Italy, 14 June 2024
Mohamed representing the United Arab Emirates in the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
References
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- ↑ Rhodes, Ben (12 October 2018). "A Fatal Abandonment of American Leadership" (in en-US). The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-and-us-saudi-relationship/572905. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ↑ "Al Ain hospital where Abu Dhabi sheikh was born gets new name". Expat Media. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ "Mohamed bin Zayed thanks family of couple who set up first hospital". Kanad Hospital. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ The ambitious United Arab Emirates. 6 April 2017. https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21720319-driven-energetic-crown-price-uae-building-bases-far-beyond-its. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ Despots are pushing the Arab world to become more secular. 2 November 2017. https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21730899-they-are-consolidating-their-own-power-process-despots-are-pushing.