Influence Atlas

UAE national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (TBZ) controls a $1trn-plus investment empire under Royal Group Holding, mixing private and public funds.

Many of the entities and the identities of those individuals who work most closely with TBZ often remain opaque, as is the nature of financial links with his powerful Bani Fatima brothers.

This chart shows the connections between the Royal Group and these other business interests. The chart links through to four more charts illustrating TBZ’s investment empire plus supporting articles from GSN’s extensive reporting on the subject.

Over the past decade, the six Bani Fatima full-brothers have concentrated increasing amounts of power and wealth into their branch of the Al-Nahyan family. This process has accelerated since Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ) succeeded as ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE.

This influence chart shows shows all the sons of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan. The names of the key sons of Zayed who dominate politics and business in Abu Dhabi and the UAE link through to detailed profiles, with supporting articles from the extensive GSN archive.

This influence chart illustrates the Al-Nahyan family tree and the relationships that are central to decision-making in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

Underlined names in the graphic link through to profiles of individual family members, with supporting articles from the extensive GSN archive.

This graphic illustrates the political and economic power of the Bin Salman branch of the Al-Saud ruling family across Saudi Arabia’s political and business environments.

GSN’s analysis shows how power has become concentrated to an unprecedented extent in the monarch’s immediate family and their close aides.

The family tree  and influence chart shows an Al-Salman ruling group that could dominate the Saudi polity long after King Salman Bin Abdelaziz’s reign is over.

Names of key individuals link through to Key Player profiles, with supporting articles from the extensive GSN archive.

This graphic illustrates the connections and relationships across key areas of Iranian politics and business.

Centred around Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the chart shows the extent to which officials with an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp background occupy key positions.

The chart covers politics, judicial appointments, security institutions and personnel, religious bodies and bonyads (wealthy economic foundations). Names of individuals link through to Key Player profiles, with supporting articles from the extensive GSN archive.