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HIS HIGHNESS GENERAL SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN<br />
ZAYED AL NAHYAN<br />
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the<br />
UAE Armed Forces<br />
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan is the Crown<br />
Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander<br />
of the UAE Armed Forces, as well as next in line to<br />
be President of the United Arab Emirates. <strong>The</strong> UAE is<br />
increasingly becoming an important center for global<br />
weapons trading, with Abu Dhabi as host to one of the<br />
world’s the largest defense expos in 2009.<br />
Political and Military Leadership<br />
Sheikh Mohammed is chairman of the Abu Dhabi<br />
Executive Council—an executive leadership body in<br />
Abu Dhabi, which is constantly engaged in the assessment<br />
of public policy. Since becoming Crown Prince in<br />
2004, Sheikh Mohammed has been recognized for his<br />
groundbreaking initiatives as an influential leader of<br />
Abu Dhabi as well as Deputy Supreme Commander of<br />
Country: United Arab Emirates<br />
Date of Birth: 1961<br />
Source of Influence: Administrative,<br />
Development, Philanthropy<br />
Influence: Military and political<br />
leadership, with prospective<br />
presidency over an estimated<br />
4.9 million residents of the<br />
UAE<br />
School of Thought: Traditional<br />
Sunni<br />
Rank: 2<strong>01</strong>0:22 · 2009:22<br />
the armed forces. He is a special advisor to UAE President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al<br />
Nahyan.<br />
Economic Development<br />
With Abu Dhabi sitting on a 10th of the world’s proven oil reserves, Sheikh Mohammed bin<br />
Zayed al Nahyan maintains immense political influence in the Muslim world as a leading<br />
member of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company—which directs development efforts for<br />
the UAE’s role in the oil and gas industries. In spite of the debt crisis affecting Gulf states,<br />
Abu Dhabi has emerged mostly unscathed. Sheikh Mohammed is chairman of the Abu Dhabi<br />
Council for Economic Development (ADCED), which has been developing initiatives to<br />
boost entrepreneurship among youth in the UAE.<br />
Humanitarian<br />
Sheikh Mohammed is noted for his philanthropic and humanitarian efforts in charitable<br />
giving. He has donated billions of dollars to various causes. December 2<strong>01</strong>0 will mark the<br />
launch of a three-year project to establish a global center for health care research in Abu<br />
Dhabi through the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), under the patronage of Sheikh<br />
Mohammed.<br />
Sustainable Development<br />
Sheikh Mohammed has been a champion of sustainable development in Abu Dhabi as an<br />
advocate for the implementation of green technologies. He pledged $15 billion for the development<br />
of clean energy through solar, wind, and hydrogen power.
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