Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
National Security Advisor
Assumed office
21 October 2006
President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate
Assumed office
13 December 2010
Monarch Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority
Assumed office
29 February 2012
President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of the State Security Service
In office
1992  21 October 2006
President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Rashed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded by Hammoda bin Ali
Succeeded by Hamad Mubarak Al Shamsi
Personal details
Born 1965 (age 5253)
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Arabic: سمو الشيخ هزاع بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان) is the United Arab Emirates Head of State for National Security Advisor.

Early life

He is the fifth son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first President of the United Arab Emirates. His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: Crown Prince Mohammed, Hamdan, Tahnoun, Mansour, and Abdullah.[1]

Career

  • Appointed by the Federal Decree No. (91) of 2006 issued by His Highness the Head of State for National Security Advisor.[2]
  • Vice President of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate.
  • Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority.
  • Al Ain Club[3]
    • Chairman of Board of Directors (past)
    • Vice-president of the executive board and of the honorary board (current)
  • Abu Dhabi Sports Council, chairman[4]
  • Abu Dhabi Combat Club, president[5]

In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank. He succeeded the chairman position from Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his other brother.[6] On 12 December 2010, he was appointed as a member of Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.[7]

Marriage and family

His wife is Sheikha Mozah Bint Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed, sister of Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed, and they have five children:

  • Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  • Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  • Sheikh Zayed Bin Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  • Sheikha Meera Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
  • Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. "UAE Succession Update: The Post-Zayed Scenario". Wikileaks. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. رئيس الدولة يصدر مرسوما بتعيين هزاع بن زايد مستشارا للامن الوطني، وكالة أنباء الإمارات وام، دخل في 22 أكتوبر 2006
  3. "Al Ain.. The Past, the Present and the Future:". Al Ain Club. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. "HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Accepts Laureus For Host City Abu Dhab". Abu Dhabi City Guide. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  5. "Abu Dhabi Combat Club". ADCC NEWS.
  6. "HH SHEIKH HAZZA BIN ZAYED ELECTED FIRST GULF BANK CHAIRMAN". First Gulf Bank. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  7. "Sheikh Khalifa issues two decrees reconstituting executive council of Abu Dhabi". Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan official site. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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