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Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also known as MBZ or MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who has served as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi since 2022 and was from 2014 until 2022 the de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates.
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politics · President of the United Arab Emirates since 2022 · politician · also Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed, Mohammed bin Zayed
Born 11 March 1961 · Q1951896
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2026· 9 entries
lovin.co: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Visits Ergon Greek Restaurant Abu D
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Sharjah24: Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed offers condolences in Abu Dhabi
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Big News Network.com: Shakhboot bin Nahyan meets President of Zimbabwe to discuss strengthening bilateral relations
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VERA Files rated the claim “Filipina tennis player Alexandra Eala received an offer of a $1.6 billion contract from Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.” Fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Image Of UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan In The Epstein Files” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Photo from the Epstein files shows UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan being kissed by two women.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “This photo, found in the Epstein files, authentically shows UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan flanked by two women.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “This image of UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a compromising position was in the Epstein files.” Mostly false.
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2025· 4 entries
KSAT: MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN
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Won: Albania (July 2025).
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Won: Italy with Collar of the Order of Al-Said (27 September 2022) (February 2025).
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Zayed bin Khaled Al Nahyan (born 11 March 2025)
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2024· 1 entry
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Sheikh Mohamed significantly deepened bilateral relations through direct meetings and high-level diplomatic engagement
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2023· 3 entries
Won: Pahang with Special Class of the Order of Kuwait (June 1995) (November 2023).
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The New Yorker reported that Mohamed was paying millions of euros to a Swiss-based private investigation firm, Alp Services, for orchestrating a smear campaign against its targets, including Qatar and the Muslim Brotherh
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Between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its former paramilitary wing, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the UAE covertly provided arms to the RSF, which has perpetrated massive crimes against humanity in Sudan, including lar
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2022· 5 entries
Career landmark: Ruler of Abu Dhabi (2022).
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Barrack was found not guilty on all charges
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And 2023, the Emirates also pledged investments worth $97bn across ports, renewable energy, mining, agriculture, real estate, communications and manufacturing in Africa
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Al Nahyan refused to take phone calls with US President Joe Biden (at a time when Biden was asking for greater oil production from Saudi Arabia and the UAE) due to his criticism of B
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Career landmark: President of the United Arab Emirates (2022).
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2021· 3 entries
Won: Indonesia (April 2021).
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Won: Brazil (November 2021).
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Awarded Order of the Southern Cross (2021).
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2020· 3 entries
On 17 July 2020, a French investigating magistrate was appointed to carry out the probe targeting Mohamed bin Zayed for "complicity in the use of torture", citing the UAE's involvement in the Yemen civil war.
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A report by The Athletic referred to the 2020 unpublished judgement of the UEFA’s Club Financial Control Board (CFCB) as it disclosed that Mohamed bin Zayed's former key senior aide, Jaber Mohamed, facilitated sponsorship payments to the Emirati-owned Manchester City F.C.
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The UAE, alongside Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan, signed the Abraham Accords, an agreement to normalize diplomatic relationship with Israel, brokered by Trump
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2019· 2 entries
The New York Times named Mohamed as the most powerful Arab ruler, and he was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2019 by Time magazine
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And 2020, the UAE's actions in the Libya war were controversial, where it supported the Libyan warlord, Khalifa Haftar
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2018· 2 entries
A group of rights activists filed a lawsuit against the crown prince, accusing him of being a "war criminal" who was "complicit in the torture and inhumane treatment in Yemen"
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Mohamed travelled to Ethiopia to meet Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, ahead of the first installment of a $3 billion donation from the UAE to Ethiopia, intended to tide over its foreign exchange shortage
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2017· 4 entries
Won: Serbia with Collar of the Order of Muhammad (17 March 2015) (2017).
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And the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi in 2012, as well as cultural heritage sites such as Qasr Al Hosn
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Acer binzayedii, a rare species of maple tree found in the mountainous cloud forest of Jalisco in Western Mexico, was named after him
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Mohamed bin Zayed has been involved in setting up art museums, such as Louvre Abu Dhabi in 2017 and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi in 2012, as well as cultural heritage sites such as Qasr Al Hosn.
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2016· 2 entries
Mohamed was found involved in the Russian meddling of the US presidential elections, where his adviser George Nader arranged a meeting for him and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Seychelles with US and Russian
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And in February 2019, he welcomed Francis to the UAE, marking the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula
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2014· 4 entries
Won: Kosovo with Special Class of the Order of Kuwait (June 1995) (April 2014).
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Sheikh Khalifa suffered a stroke, and Mohamed became the de facto leader of the UAE
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Zayed bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (born 14 May 2014)
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Established the military draft, conscripting young Emiratis to attend a year of boot camp, initially running a pilot project within his own family and making his own daughters run as the sample size by making them att
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star (2013).
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Won: Montenegro with Special Class of the Order of Kuwait (June 1995) (December 2013).
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For an alleged torture settlement after a lawsuit presented in the federal court in Los Angeles against three senior Abu Dhabi royals, including Mohamed bin Zayed
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2012· 1 entry
Won: South Korea with Special Class of the Order of Kuwait (June 1995) (November 2012).
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2010· 1 entry
Won: United Kingdom with Collar of the Order of Al-Said (27 September 2022) (November 2010).
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2008· 5 entries
Won: Spain with Collar of the Order of Al-Said (27 September 2022) (May 2008).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2008).
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Awarded Order of Jerusalem (2008).
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Won: Germany with Special Class of the Order of Kuwait (June 1995) (October 2008).
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Won: Palestine with Collar of the Order of Al-Said (27 September 2022) (October 2008).
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2007· 1 entry
To explain his distrust of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they reported in a classified cable released by WikiLeaks
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2005· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Independence (2005).
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Was appointed deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces and was accordingly promoted to lieutenant general
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He organizes the Zayed Charity Marathon in New York City since its inauguration in 2005.
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2004· 1 entry
Following the death of his father, when his brother, Sheikh Khalifa, became the second president of the UAE, and the ruler of Abu Dhabi
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1991· 2 entries
Awarded Legion of Merit (1991).
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Won: United States (1991).
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1984· 1 entry
Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born on 18 June 1984).
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1961· 2 entries
Born 1961-03-11.
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Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was born at Oasis Hospital in Al Ain on 11 March 1961, in what was then known as the Trucial States.
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