Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan

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Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Died2 June 2008
Coast of Abu Dhabi
Burial3 June 2008
Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi
Issue Ahmed bin Nasser Al Nahyan
Names
Nasser bin Zayed bin Sultan
House Al Nahyan family
Father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
MotherAmna bint Salah Al Badi

Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyan family. He was killed in a helicopter crash at age 41.

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Early life

Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the Bedouin branch of the Dhawahir tribe. [3] He had one full-brother, Sheikh Isa. [3] [4]

Career

Sheikh Nasser was a security officer, working in the royal bodyguard's office. [3] He was also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi planning and economy department. [5]

Personal life and death

Nasser bin Zayed's son, Ahmed bin Nasser, attended Abu Dhabi Police College from which he graduated in 2010. [6]

Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008. [3] [7] [8] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen. [9] He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008. [10] [11]

Ancestry

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