Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyan family.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Died2 June 2008
coast of Abu Dhabi
Burial3 June 2008
Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi
HouseAl Nahyan family
FatherZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
MotherAmna bint Salah Al Badi

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]

Death and funeral

Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008.[3][6][7] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen.[8] He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.[9][10]

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