HH Sheikh
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region
Assumed office
1971
MonarchsZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded byKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi
In office
1977–2006
MonarchZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Personal details
BornAl Ain
NationalityEmirati

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (Arabic: طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان, romanized: ṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān) is the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. 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]

Education

He earned an MA from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Family

Sheikh Tahnoon is 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]

References

  1. Government Structure and System
  2. Ruler's Representative Court Eastern Region
  3. Rulers Reperesentative court
  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".


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