Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: هزاع بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; 2 June 1965) is the younger brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative of Al Ain Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, former National Security Advisor of the UAE and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
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| Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2024 | |
| President | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Preceded by | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan |
| Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2023 Serving with Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
| Monarch | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| National Security Advisor of UAE | |
| In office 21 October 2006 – 14 February 2016 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Deputy | Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Succeeded by | Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council | |
| In office 13 December 2010 – 29 March 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Preceded by | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority | |
| In office 29 February 2012 – 18 September 2017 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Chairman of the State Security Service | |
| In office 1992 – 21 October 2006 | |
| President | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Hammoda bin Ali |
| Succeeded by | Hamad Mubarak Al Shamsi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1965 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| Spouse | Mozah bint Mohammad Alhamed |
| Children | 5 |
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Early life
editHe is the fifth son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first President of the United Arab Emirates. His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: Mohammed, Hamdan, Tahnoun, Mansour, and Abdullah.[citation needed]
Career
edit- Appointed by the Federal Decree No. (91) of 2006 issued by His Highness the Head of State for National Security Advisor.[1]
- Vice President of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate.
- Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority.
- Al Ain Club[2]
- Chairman of Board of Directors
- Vice-president of the executive board and of the honorary board
- Abu Dhabi Sports Council, chairman[3]
- Abu Dhabi Combat Club, president[4]
In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank. He succeeded the chairman position from Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his other brother.[5] On 12 December 2010, he was appointed a member of Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.[6]
Controversies
editPandora Papers
editThe October 2021 leak of more than 11.9 million documents by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) mentioned Sheikh Hazza as one of the Emirati royals with offshore holdings. The former national security adviser of the UAE reportedly owned the H Hotel office tower at 1 Sheikh Zayed Road, which gave space to at least four companies that provided offshore clients with financial or company formation services. Amongst these firms was SFM Corporate Services that had its office in the building until 2017. The ICIJ report said that SFM provided its services to owners of at least 2,977 firms in the UAE, the British Virgin Islands and other offshore financial centres. It was also revealed that Sheikh Hazza had his own offshore companies outside the UAE. In 2016, an Emirati law firm, Hadef & Partners assisted Sheikh Hazza to incorporate a UAE Company named Loomington Investments Ltd. The report revealed that two other companies with same name in the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles were owned by Sheikh Hazza.[7]
Personal life
editHis wife was Sheikha Mozah bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, sister of Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, and they have five children:
- Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Sheikha Salama bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
- Sheikh Zayed bin Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 1995).
- Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. She married Sheikh Zayed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan on May 5, 2022.
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 2002).
Ancestry
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Honours
edit- Algeria: Order of the Athir (17 October 2007)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ رئيس الدولة يصدر مرسوما بتعيين هزاع بن زايد مستشارا للامن الوطني Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine، وكالة أنباء الإمارات وام، دخل في 22 أكتوبر 2006
- ^ "Al Ain.. The Past, the Present and the Future". Al Ain Club. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Accepts Laureus For Host City Abu Dhab". Abu Dhabi City Guide. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "About Abu Dhabi Combat Club". ADCC News. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "HH SHEIKH HAZZA BIN ZAYED ELECTED FIRST GULF BANK CHAIRMAN". First Gulf Bank. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Sheikh Khalifa issues two decrees reconstituting executive council of Abu Dhabi". Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan official site. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Pandora Papers reveal Emirati royal families' role in secret money flows". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.