Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (national security advisor)

Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the son of the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and currently serves as the National Security Advisor of UAE.[1] He has previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor in 2013.[2][3]

Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed is the half brother of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is the full brother of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's foreign minister.

Sheikh Tahnoun is an avid practitioner and patron of martial arts, especially Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[4]

References
  1. "SOMALIA : Clash of Turkish and Qatari interests in Mogadishu - Issue 1511 dated 13/12/2019". The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. "News". uaecabinet.ae. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  3. (Wam). "President appoints Tahnoun bin Zayed as Deputy National Security Adviser". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  4. BJJEE (2019-09-04). "The Black Belt Sheikh: The Incredible Journey of Tahnoon the Godfather of Jiu-Jitsu". Bjj Eastern Europe. Retrieved 2020-01-05.


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