Sheikh Abdullah ibn Zaid Al Nahayan
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HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 30 April 1972) is the United Arab Emirates
minister of foreign affairs. He is the son of the founder of UAE, the First President, Emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed is well known for being a very active official in the UAE in the field of expanding and developing all sorts of relations between the country and other nations.
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His elder half-brother, HH Sheikh Sultan, and elder brother HH Sheikh Hamdan
were the Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates. His elder brother HH Sheikh Mansour
and half-brother HH Sheikh Saif
were succeed as the Deputy Prime Ministers.
Sheikh Abdullah is married to HH Sheikha Al Yazia bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. He has 3 three children, HH Sheikha Fatima, HH Sheikh Mohammed and HH Sheikh Zayed.
in 1995 with a qualification in Political Science, he was appointed by his father as Under Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Culture on 16 April 1995, under HE Khalfan bin Mohammed Al Roumi. On 23 March 1997, he was appointed as Minister of Information and Culture of the 6th cabinet.
On 9 February 2006, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 7th cabinet and re-selected as the minister of the 8th cabinet in 2009.
In November 2010, WikiLeaks
exposed that he had a: "good and personal relationship" with Tzipi Livni
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
minister of foreign affairs. He is the son of the founder of UAE, the First President, Emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed is well known for being a very active official in the UAE in the field of expanding and developing all sorts of relations between the country and other nations.
Family
Son of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, he is the younger half-brother of current emir and president, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is also the younger brother of current crown prince, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al NahyanMohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces .-Political and business career:...
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His elder half-brother, HH Sheikh Sultan, and elder brother HH Sheikh Hamdan
Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati politician and royalty. He is the current Ruler 's Representative in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, the mayor of the region.-Biography:...
were the Deputy Prime Ministers of the United Arab Emirates. His elder brother HH Sheikh Mansour
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati politician and member of ruling family of Abu Dhabi . He is the half brother of the current President of UAE, Emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan...
and half-brother HH Sheikh Saif
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
HH Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is United Arab Emirates Minister of Interior and Deputy Prime Minister .. Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain and graduated with a B.S...
were succeed as the Deputy Prime Ministers.
Sheikh Abdullah is married to HH Sheikha Al Yazia bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. He has 3 three children, HH Sheikha Fatima, HH Sheikh Mohammed and HH Sheikh Zayed.
Political career
After graduating from the United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University was established in 1976, and is the oldest of the three government-sponsored institutions of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates compared to the Higher Colleges of Technology and Zayed University...
in 1995 with a qualification in Political Science, he was appointed by his father as Under Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Culture on 16 April 1995, under HE Khalfan bin Mohammed Al Roumi. On 23 March 1997, he was appointed as Minister of Information and Culture of the 6th cabinet.
On 9 February 2006, he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 7th cabinet and re-selected as the minister of the 8th cabinet in 2009.
In November 2010, WikiLeaks
Wikileaks
WikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
exposed that he had a: "good and personal relationship" with Tzipi Livni
Tzipi Livni
Tzipporah Malkah "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is the current Israeli Opposition Leader and leader of Kadima, the largest party in the Knesset. Raised an ardent nationalist, Livni has become one of her nation's leading voices for the two-state solution. In Israel she has...
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Other Positions
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Media Incorporated (since 24 January 1999)
- Chairman of the Board of the National Media Council (since 15 July 2006)
- Chairman of the UAE Football Association (5 December 1993 to 19 May 2001, 2004 to ?)
- Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates FoundationEmirates FoundationEmirates Foundation is an Abu Dhabi-based foundation established by Amiri decree in 2005 by order of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince. The foundation describes itself as...
(since 12 July 2005) - Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (since 31 December 2005)
External links
- Biography at The Cabinet official site
- http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25330107_ITM
- http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/political_system.asp#C