Religion Islam Name Nasser Zayed | House Al Nahyan family | |
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Mother Amna bint Salah Al Badi Parents Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Siblings Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Grandparents Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Sheikha Salma bint Butti Similar People Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||
Shaikh nasser bin zayed al nahyan
Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyans.
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Early life
Sheikh Nasser was one of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's sons, founding ruler of the United Arab Emirates. His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the Badawi branch of the Dhawahir tribe. He had one full-brother, Sheikh Isa.
Career
Sheikh Nasser was a security officer, working in the royal bodyguard office. He was also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi planning and economy department.
Death and funeral
Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008. Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen. He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.