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Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

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Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان
Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region
In office
1971–2024
PresidentZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded byKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Succeeded byHazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi
In office
1977–2006
MonarchZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Personal details
Born1942 (1942)
Al Ain, Trucial States
Died (aged 82)
NationalityEmirati

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (Arabic: طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان, romanizedṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān; 1942 – 1 May 2024) was an Emirati royal family member and businessman. He was the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates until his death on 1 May 2024. He was previously deputy chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and deputy chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council.[1][2][3] In November 2018, the road from Al Ain to Dubai was renamed in his honor.[4]

Personal life

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Al Nahyan earned an MA from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.[citation needed]

Sheikh Tahnoon was the brother-in-law of the founding father of the UAE president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan through his sister Sheikha Hassa's marriage to Sheikh Zayed.[5]

Al Nahyan died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 82.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Government Structure and System Archived 6 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ruler's Representative Court Eastern Region
  3. ^ Rulers Reperesentative court Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dubai-Al Ain Road renamed". WAM. Al Ain: Gulf News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Hassa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa al Nahyan".
  6. ^ "رئيس الدولة ينعي الشيخ طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان". Al Khaleej. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "UAE President mourns passing of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohamed Al Nahyan". Khaleej Times. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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