Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

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Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
SpouseSheikha bint Saif Al Nahyan
House Al Nahyan
Father Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mother Shamsa bint Suhail Al Mazrouei
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Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (born 1965) is an Emirati military officer, businessman and son of the former President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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Early life and education

Sultan was born in Al Ain in 1965. [1] He is the eldest son of Khalifa bin Zayed, former ruler of Abu Dhabi and former president of the United Arab Emirates. [2] [3]

He holds a bachelor's degree in political and administrative sciences, which he received from Emirates University. [1] He also graduated from Zayed bin Sultan Military College in Al Ain in March 1988. Then he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and graduated in 1989. [1] He received a master's degree in political science from the University of Salford in July 1989. [1] Additionally, he holds two PhDs: one in international studies from the University of Limerick in November 1998 and the other from Nasser Military Academy in the Arab Republic of Egypt in April 1999. [1]

Career

Sultan was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel staff pilot in 1999 and then to the rank of colonel staff in February, 2000. [1] He was the advisor to the president of the UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed, and the board chairman of the SBK Holding. [4] In addition, he is a member of the UAE's equestrian federation. [1] He was among the board members of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi until December 2010. [5]

Business activities

His firm provides mediation between businesspeople, for instance, between Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky in 2001. [2]

Personal life

Sheikh Sultan married Sheikha bint Saif Al Nahyan in 1984. [6] They have seven children together:

One of Sultan bin Khalifa's children is Sheikha Shamma, who is the CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, founder of the Circle of Hope foundation and co-founder of Abu Dhabi-based social enterprise Aurora50, which is working to achieve gender balance in the workplace. [8]

Ancestry

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Board members". Emirates Equestrian Federation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Yelena Mazneva (14 May 2010). "Sheiks aids Abramovich, Berezovsky". St. Petersburg Times. Moscow. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Christopher M. Davidson (Spring 2006). "After Shaikh Zayed: the politics of succession in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates". Middle East Policy . XIII (1): 56. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4967.2006.00237.x.
  4. ↑ "Chairman's message". SBK Holding. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Abu Dhabi reshuffles executive council". Middle East Business Intelligence. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Zayed Digital Channel - Attending the Wedding Reception of Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa in 1984". zayedtv.ae. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Under the President's patronage, Vice President attends wedding ceremony of Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa". WAM. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Biography". Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan website. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "UAE leaders congratulate Mohammed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa on his wedding". Gulf Today. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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