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Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Emirati royal (died 2008) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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