Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1955 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the Al Nahyan family who previously served as the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.

Not to be confused with Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.
Sheikh
Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
سلطان بن زايد آل نهيان
3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
In office
1990–2009
Serving with Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1997–2009)
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1990–2004)
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2004–2009)
Prime MinisterMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1990–2006)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2006–2009)
Preceded byHamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan &
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Succeeded bySaif bin Zayed Al Nahyan &
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Personal details
Born1 December 1955
Al Ain, Trucial States
(now United Arab Emirates)
Died18 November 2019 (aged 63–64)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
SpouseSheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan [1]
ChildrenSheikha Salama
Sheikha Al Yazia
Sheikha Latifa
Sheikh Hazza
Sheikh Khalid
Sheikha Maryam

Early life and education

Sheikh Sultan was the second son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE.[2] He was born in 1953.[2] His mother was his father's second wife, Sheikha bint Madhad Al Mashghouni. Sheikh Sultan was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England and was a graduate of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[3] His older paternal half-brother Sheikh Khalifa, was the president of the United Arab Emirates (2004-2022), while his other half-brother, Sheikh Mohamed, is the current President of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi.[4][5]

Career

Sheikh Sultan served as the Chairman of the UAE Football Association (1976–1981). In 1990, he was appointed as deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates

From 1997 to 2009 he served with his younger half-brother Sheikh Hamdan as deputy prime minister. In 2009, he was replaced by his half-brother Sheikh Saif and Sheikh Mansour in the post.[6]

Sheikh Sultan was the president's representative, chairman of the media and cultural centre, chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club and chairman of Zayed center for coordination and follow-up,[7] a member of Supreme Petroleum Council,[8] and a member of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.[9]

Sheikh Sultan once served as the Chairman of the Zayed Center which was later closed by the UAE government when it became known that it disseminated and provided a platform for anti-American, anti-Semitic, and extreme anti-Israel views.[10][11]

Death

Sultan bin Zayed died on 18 November 2019.[12][13]

Ancestry

References
  1. http://wam.ae/en/details/1395227425600
  2. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2011. p. 603. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  3. John Duke Anthony (30 August 1999). "Succession in Abu Dhabi" (PDF). NCUSAR. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. "H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan". United Arab Emirates. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Throwback photos of Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed to mark 59th birthday". Gulf News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "Cabinet reshuffled; Saif and Mansour become Deputy Prime Ministers". Gulf News. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ADL Backgrounder: The Zayed Center Archived 4 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "The Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC)". Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. "World leaders mourn Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan's death". oerlive.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. Arab League to participate in Holocaust-denial symposium, The Jerusalem Post, 28 August 2002
  11. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Archived 15 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Sheikh Khalifa's brother passes away, 3-day mourning declared in UAE". Khaleej Times. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. "Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, brother of President Sheikh Khalifa, dies". Abu Dhabi: The National. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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