Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sheikh
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Office:Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region
Term Start:1971
Term End:2024
President:Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Predecessor:Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Office2:Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi
Term Start2:1977
Term End2:2006
Monarch2:Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Birth Place:Al Ain, Trucial States
Nationality:Emirati
Native Name Lang:ar

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (Arabic: طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان|ṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān; 1942 – 1 May 2024) was an Emirati royal family member and businessman. He was the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates until his death on 1 May 2024. He was previously deputy chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and deputy chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council.[1] [2] [3] In November 2018, the road from Al Ain to Dubai was renamed in his honor.[4]

Personal life

Al Nahyan earned an MA from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Sheikh Tahnoon was the brother-in-law of the founding father of the UAE president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan through his sister Sheikha Hassa's marriage to Sheikh Zayed.[5]

Al Nahyan died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 82.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.abudhabi.ae/egovPoolPortal_WAR/appmanager/ADeGP/Citizen?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P2401445751200487742914&lang=en Government Structure and System
  2. http://erd.ae/ Ruler's Representative Court Eastern Region
  3. http://erd.ae/en/portal/C55827FB-8FAE-496D-82E4-BFCB990BA5A3.aspx Rulers Reperesentative court
  4. News: . Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed . . . 2 November 2018 . 4 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa al Nahyan .
  6. News: رئيس الدولة ينعي الشيخ طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان . 1 May 2024 . Al Khaleej . 1 May 2024.
  7. News: UAE President mourns passing of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohamed Al Nahyan . 1 May 2024 . Khaleej Times . 1 May 2024.