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: UAE Free Zones Newsletter - Issue
73 - December 2008 |
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Who's Who? |
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| His Highness General Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Chairman of the Executive Council
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces |
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His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed
bin Zayed Al Nahyan holds a wide range of policy,
legislative and economic responsibilities in Abu
Dhabi and the UAE. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
since November 2004, His Highness was appointed
Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces in
January 2005.
Since December 2004, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed has held the position of Chairman of the Abu
Dhabi Executive Council. Under the guidance of His
Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, the
Executive Council, the Emirate's key policy-making
body, oversees the development and implementation of
strategic social and economic policies for the
benefit of Abu Dhabi. Before assuming his current
responsibilities, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed held the position of Deputy Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi from November 2003 to November 2004, and
Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council
from January 2004 to December 2004.
His Highness has a strong interest in policy and
legislative matters. He is President of the
Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research
and participates in a range of policy and
legislative deliberations in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
His Highness is an active member of the Supreme
Petroleum Council, which has responsibility for all
oil and energy policy matters in the UAE. He is
Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic
Development, which retains significant
responsibilities for economic planning in the
Emirate. Perhaps above all, the provision of
quality education in Abu Dhabi and the UAE is one of
His Highness' highest priorities, and he has been
appointed President of the Abu Dhabi Education
Council.
In addition to these responsibilities, His Highness
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is Chairman of Mubadala
Development Company, a wholly-owned, principal
investment vehicle of the Abu Dhabi Government. Mubadala
Development Company seeks out investment decisions
that not only generate commercial returns, but also
deliver sustainable social and economic benefits to
Abu Dhabi.
His Highness has a military background. In 1993 he
was appointed Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed
Forces, and has since held a range of senior
positions in a distinguished military career. He
was promoted to full General in January 2005. His
Highness' military experience includes commanding an
armor troop, a Gazelle helicopter squadron, the Air
School and the Air College. He has also held the
positions of Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed
Forces, and Commander of the UAE Air Forces and Air
Defense.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a
highly respected international figure, building on
Abu Dhabi's proud diplomatic history. He has
received numerous citations and decorations from the
UAE, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Qatar, the Kingdom of
Morocco, Pakistan, the United States, the United
Kingdom, France and Italy.
His Highness completed his formal education in the
UAE and England, graduating from Royal Military
Academy Sandhurst in 1979. Born in 1961, he is
married and has nine children. |
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Courtesy Abu
Dhabi Government |
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