Al Nahyan family
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Al Nahayan is one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al-Falahi (Āl Bū Falāḥ), a branch of the Bani Yas
tribe, and are related to the House of Al-Falasi
, from which the ruling family of Dubai
, Al Maktoum
, descends. Al Nahayan family is believed to have a fortune of $150billion collectively as a family.
Offshoot
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab Emirates
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...
. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al-Falahi (Āl Bū Falāḥ), a branch of the Bani Yas
Bani Yas
Bani Yas is a tribe in the United Arab Emirates that had a coalition with many other tribes in the region. The tribal coalition which consists of tribes from Dubai to Khawr al Udayd southeast of Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition. The tribe has been led by their rulers the Al Nahyan and their...
tribe, and are related to the House of Al-Falasi
House of Al-Falasi
The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a highly respected and authoritative tribal federation that has been the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates....
, from which the ruling family of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, Al Maktoum
Al Maktoum
Al Maktoum is the family name of the ruling dynasty of the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe , a powerful bedouin clan from the interior...
, descends. Al Nahayan family is believed to have a fortune of $150billion collectively as a family.
Members
Notable members of the Al Nahyan family include:- Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1816 to 1818
- Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1818 to 1833
- Sheikh Said bin Tahnun Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Sultan bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1833 to 1845
- Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al NahyanZayed bin Khalifa Al NahyanSheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan was the grandfather of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, first president of the United Arab Emirates. He was born in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in what was then called Trucial Oman, sometime around 1840. He lived much of his early life with the Bedouin of Abu Dhabi...
, Zayed grandfather, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1855-1909- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan
- Sheikh Tahnun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Said bin Zayed Al Nahayan
- Sheikh Saqr bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
- Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi 1922-1926.
- Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1905-1989), Ruler of Abu Dhabi 1928-1966
- Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), Ruler of Abu Dhabi 1966-2004, founder of the United Arab Emirates
- Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahayan, ruler of Abu Dhabi
Modern
Zayed's sons:-
- Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, present President of the United Arab Emirates.
- General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
- Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Deputy Prime Minister, UAE
- Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al NahyanMansour bin Zayed Al NahyanHH 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...
– Minister of Presidential Affairs - Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al NahyanSaif bin Zayed Al NahyanHH 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...
– Minister of Interior - Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanHazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanHH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati banker. In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank, while his brother Tahnoon was elected as vice-chairman. Sheikh Hazza himself is the son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late emir of Abu Dhabi emirate, and the...
, (born 1965) is a businessman and holds a PhD in Economics. - Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanHamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanHis 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:...
, (born 1963) Deputy Prime Minister, UAE - Sheikh Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan, (born 1967) - d. June 2, 2008 in a helicopter crash
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al NahyanAhmed bin Zayed Al NahyanHH Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was an Emirati businessman and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority . In 2009 Ahmed was regarded as the 27th most powerful person in the world by Forbes., while his eldest brother Khalifa, President of UAE, Chairman of ADIA, listed the 2nd in...
, (born 1968) - d. March 26, 2010 in ultralight aircraft crash - Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al NahyanIssa bin Zayed Al NahyanSheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nayhan is the son of the late United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the brother of the present ruler of Abu Dhabi, the Emir Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Issa is a prominent real estate...
, a real estate developer. - Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al NahyanSaeed bin Zayed Al NahyanHis Highness Brigadier Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is an Emirati politician and member of Al Nahyan the ruling royal family of Abu Dhabi....
, (born 1966)
Offshoot
- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al NahyanNahyan bin Mubarak Al NahyanHis Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan is the United Arab Emirates Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research...
— Minister of Higher Education - Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al NahyanHamad bin Hamdan Al NahyanSheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family in the United Arab Emirates ....
— Member of the Ruling Family - Sheikh Dr Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan — Member of the Ruling Family