Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan explained

Issue:Ahmed bin Nasser Al Nahyan
Full Name:Nasser bin Zayed bin Sultan
Father:Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Mother:Amna bint Salah Al Badi
Death Date:2 June 2008
Death Place:Coast of Abu Dhabi
Burial Date:3 June 2008
Burial Place:Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi
House:Al Nahyan family

Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyan family. He was killed in a helicopter crash at age 41.

Early life

Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates.[1] [2] His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the Bedouin branch of the Dhawahir tribe.[3] He had one full-brother, Sheikh Isa.[3] [4]

Career

Sheikh Nasser was a security officer, working in the royal bodyguard's office.[3] He was also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi planning and economy department.[5]

Personal life and death

Nasser bin Zayed's son, Ahmed bin Nasser, attended Abu Dhabi Police College from which he graduated in 2010.[6]

Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008.[3] [7] [8] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen.[9] He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sheik Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's Chief, Dies at 41. 16 April 2013. The New York Times. 31 March 2010. Reuters. Abu Dhabi.
  2. Abu Dhabi Death Could Spark a Dynastic Struggle. 28 September 2013. TIME. 30 March 2010. Rania Abouzeid.
  3. Book: 2011. Christopher M. Davidson. Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond. London. Hurst&Company. 978-0-231-80033-4. 100.
  4. News: Inside the world of the 'Kennedys of the Gulf'. 28 September 2013. The Telegraph. 4 April 2010. Richard Spencer. Abu Dhabi.
  5. News: First batch of F-16s arrives. 18 April 2013. Khaleej Times. 4 May 2005. WAM. Abu Dhabi.
  6. News: Haneen Dajani. Zayed's grandson joins the force. 22 February 2022 . The National. 25 February 2010.
  7. News: Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies in helicopter Crash. 16 April 2013. Daiji World. 3 June 2008.
  8. News: Shaikh Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies. Gulf News. 16 April 2013. 3 June 2008.
  9. News: Sheikh Nasser Al Nahyan dies. UAE Interact. 16 April 2013. 3 June 2008.
  10. News: Sheikh Nasser bin Zayed laid to rest. 16 April 2013. Emirates 24/7. 4 June 2008.
  11. News: UAE president's brother killed in helicopter crash. 16 April 2013. Arabian Business. 3 June 2008. Tamara Walid. Dylan Bowman.

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