Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan should not be confused with Hamdan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.
| Honorific Prefix: | His Highness Sheikh | ||||
| Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |||||
| Native Name: | حمدان بن زايد آل نهيان | ||||
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1963 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Al Ain | ||||
| Nationality: | Emirati | ||||
| Spouse: | Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan | ||||
| Father: | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | ||||
| Mother: | Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi | ||||
| Office: | Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region | ||||
| Term Start: | 13 June 2009 | ||||
| Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Term Start1: | 25 March 1997 | ||||
| Term End1: | 2009 | ||||
| Alongside1: | Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||||
| President1: | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1997–2004) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2004–09) | ||||
| Primeminister1: | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1997–2006) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2006–09) | ||||
| Predecessor1: | Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||||
| Successor1: | Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||||
| Office2: | Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | ||||
| President2: | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1990–2004) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2004–06) | ||||
| Primeminister2: | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | ||||
| Term Start2: | 1990 | ||||
| Term End2: | 2006 | ||||
| Predecessor2: | Rashid Abdullah | ||||
| Successor2: | Mohammed Hussein Al Shaali | ||||
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| Royal Name: | Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| Dipstyle: | His Highness |
| Offstyle: | Your Highness |
Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: حمدان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born on 19 February 1963) is an Emirati royal and politician. He is the ruler's representative in Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Hamdan is a son of the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi. Hamdan is the younger brother of both former UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed and the current president, Mohamed bin Zayed.
Sheikh Hamdan was born in Al Ain in 1963.[1] He is the 4th son of the founder of United Arab Emirates, the late president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who also served as the emir of Abu Dhabi.[1] His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: Mohamed, Hazza, Tahnoun, Mansour, and Abdullah. They are known as Bani Fatima or sons of Fatima.[2] In addition, he is the younger paternal half-brother of the former emir and UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He has a bachelor's degree in political sciences and business administration, both from the United Arab Emirates University.[1]
Along with his half-brother Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, they served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates in the cabinet led by the prime minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the emir of Dubai. He serves as Chairman of state-owned gas company Dolphin Energy.[3] [4]
He was the Chairman of the UAE Football Association (1984–1993).[5] In 2019, he opened the new ERC headquarters at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.[6]
During 2002, he announced the ban of employing children as camel jockeys.[7]
Sheikh Hamdan was married to Sheikha Ayesha bint Suhail Al Ketbi (divorced later) with whom he has two sons:
Hamdan bin Zayed married Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan in 1988. They have seven children:[14]
His father-in-law, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, was a distant cousin of the founder of UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.