Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. His position is next in line for the presidency of the country. Sheikh Mohammad is currenty the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and frequently meets with heads of state on trips abroad to fulfill his diplomatic duties. Sheikh Mohammad also serves as a Special Advisor to the President of the UAE, his older brother, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Being the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, he also sits on the Abu Dhabi Executive Council which is responsible for the development and planning of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is a member of the Supreme Petroleum Council which is responsible for all oil-related matters concerning the country. Sheikh Mohammed graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Sheikh Mohammad is also the man who banned the use of child camel jockeys in the UAE and established a shelter home for them in Abu Dhabi with the Ansar Burney Trust