Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
| His Highness Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates[1] | |
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Assumed office 9 February 2006 | |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Rashid Abdullah Al Noaimi |
| Minister of Information and Culture of the United Arab Emirates | |
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In office 23 March 1997 – 9 February 2006 | |
| President |
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Prime Minister |
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Preceded by | Khalfan bin Mohammed Al Roumi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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| Born |
30 April 1972 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Spouse(s) | Al Yazia bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan |
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| Alma mater | United Arab Emirates University |
| Father | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| Mother | Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi |
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان ال نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is the son of the founder of UAE, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Career
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates on 9 February 2006.
During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE has witnessed a rapid expansion of its diplomatic relations with countries in Latin America, the South Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia as well as a consolidation and strengthening of its relations with Western countries.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah launched a number of international forums, including the Sir Bani Yas Forum the Global Forum on Relationships between the Arab World, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Arab League countries dialogue with Pacific Island States.
Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to US, got his mails compromised by a group of hackers, which revealed that Abdullah bin Zayed was in favour of Abu Dhabi hosting Taliban embassy. Otaiba's conversations also convey that he received angry call and complaints from Abdullah bin Zayed on not being able to do so.[2]
Abdullah attends the UNFCCC climate change negotiations; in 2011 he led the UAE delegation at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France; and he has supported UN Women since it was established. From 2010-2012 he served as a member of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, which issued the report Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing in 2012.[3]
He is a Global Champion of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, launched by William Hague, the UK Foreign Secretary in 2012.
He has advocated international action on countering piracy and supporting stability and development in Somalia. To further these goals, he established an annual high-level Counter Piracy Conference in the UAE.
In 2009 Sheikh Abdullah headed the UAE's international campaign to rally support for its successful bid to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He supported Dubai’s winning bid to host the World Expo 2020.
According to the Book "Clinton Cash", an interesting coincidence, puts Sheikh Abdullah visiting Washington D.C. Dec. 12, 2011 to meet with then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. During this visit to see Then Secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton was in Abu Dhabi staying at the Emirates Palace Hotel. The subject of Bill Clinton's speech was on the "Lack of Environmental Data" "On top of all environmental issues, the financial crisis is making the world's stability even worse. The only way out, though, is a green economy". This speech was paid for by the UAE Royal family according to the book's statements. The sum quoted was $500,000. [4]
Other roles & Previous roles
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed is a member of the UAE’s National Security Council, Deputy Chairman of the UAE’s Permanent Committee on Borders, Chairman of the National Media Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and Board Member of the National Defense College.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed served as Minister of Information and Culture from 1997 to 2006. Previously, he served as Chairman of Emirates Media Incorporated, Chairman of the UAE Football Association (1993-2001), and as the Under Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Culture from 1995 to 1997.
Social initiatives
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed is active on social media through his Twitter handle @ABZayed, under which he promotes social initiatives and interacts directly with tweets and mentions.
He is an ambassador of the Abu Dhabi Reads Campaign, which aims to encourage younger generations to read. As part of the campaign, he visited an elementary school in Abu Dhabi where he spent time interacting with students and reading stories to them.
Personal life
Abdullah bin Zayed was born in Abu Dhabi on the 30 April 1972. He holds a degree in Political Science from UAE University. He is married to Sheikha Alyazia bint Saif Al Nahyan and has four children:
- Sheikha Fatima.
- Sheikh Mohammad.
- Sheikh Zayed.
- Sheikh Saif.[5]
Honours
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Albania: Order of Skanderbeg (decorated by President of Albania Bujar Nishani on 13 March 2016).[6]
Ancestry
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See also
References
- ↑ "Key Members of Government | UAE Embassy in Washington, DC". www.uae-embassy.org. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "UAE used lobbying to host Talibani office". The New York Times. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing: United Nations secretary-General's high-level panel on Global sustainability" (PDF). United Nations. 2010.
- ↑ Clinton Cash, Peter Schweizer pg.115
- ↑ "H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Presidenti Nishani dekoron Lartësinë e Tij Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan me Dekoratën “Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu”". president.al.
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