UAE: Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

Sheikh Mohammed, a son of the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, has gradually withdrawn from a number of key economic roles as the current president Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) has appointed closer members of his own family.

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UAE: MBZ appoints son Sheikh Khalid as Abu Dhabi crown prince

Issue 1167 - 31 March 2023

Khalid Bin Mohammed's star has been rising for some time, as his father has awarded him a string of senior jobs, but even as the 'Bani Fatima' further consolidate their power, President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed’s favoured son still had to overcome competition from powerful rivals to secure the position...

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UAE: MBZ brothers take over at Adia and Mubadala

Issue 1166 - 24 March 2023

The leadership of Abu Dhabi’s two main wealth funds – the $790bn Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) and the $285bn Mubadala Investment Company – has been reshuffled, with national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan becoming chairman of Adia and Presidential Court minister Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan taking...

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Issue 1121 - 04 March 2021