Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (Arabic: طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان, romanized: ṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān; 1942 – 1 May 2024) was an Emirati royal family member and businessman. He was the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates until his death on 1 May 2024. He was previously deputy chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and deputy chairman of the Supreme Petroleum Council.^[1][2][3] In November 2018, the road from Al Ain to Dubai was renamed in his honor.^[4]

Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان
Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region
In office 1971–2024
President	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded by	Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Succeeded by	Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi
In office 1977–2006
Monarch	Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Personal details
Born	1942 (1942) Al Ain, Trucial States
Died	1 May 2024 (aged 82)
Nationality	Emirati

Personal life

Al Nahyan earned an MA from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.^{[citation needed]}

Sheikh Tahnoon was the brother-in-law of the founding father of the UAE president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan through his sister Sheikha Hassa's marriage to Sheikh Zayed.^[5]

Al Nahyan died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 82.^[6][7]