UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi | Information
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The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi and his likely successor as president of the next greatest Arab economic climate.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, named Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed as crown prince of the emirate, state-operate WAM news agency reported.
The move will come 10 months right after MBZ grew to become president of the Persian Gulf nation just after the dying of his brother Sheikh Khalifa. Oil-prosperous UAE is a member of the OPEC oil cartel and controls some of the world’s most significant sovereign wealth resources. The nation is a federation of seven emirates, each with its possess ruling family members, which also features the regional business and tourism hub Dubai.
MBZ also appointed his brother Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed as vice president of the UAE, a position he will share with the ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR), 73, who is also his father-in-law. The position was formerly held entirely by the ruler of Dubai.
Sheikh Mansour, 52, has been deputy primary minister of the UAE considering that 2009, and this thirty day period turned the chairman of Mubadala, one particular of the UAE’s sovereign prosperity cash that manages $17 billion really worth of property. Sheikh Mansour is also the proprietor of the Leading League’s Manchester Metropolis Soccer Club.
Two brothers of the president, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, were named deputy rulers of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Sheikh Tahnoun is the UAE’s nationwide security adviser and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Expenditure Authority, which has belongings well worth $790 billion, in accordance to the Sovereign Prosperity Fund Institute.
Cinzia Bianco, a viewing fellow at the European Council on Overseas Relations, claimed the naming of a next vice president for the initially time indicates an attempt by Abu Dhabi to centralize power “in an inclusive way.” The appointment of Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed to the situation along with Dubai ruler MBR was possible intentional, she said, provided that he is MBR’s son-in-law.
“The all round goal of all of these appointments is to centralize without disrupting the unity and the fragmentation in the various royal households of the UAE far too a lot,” she reported.
The UAE president preferred to give notable positions in Abu Dhabi to customers of his relatives due to the fact “having main placement in Abu Dhabi is owning a leading posture around the entire place,” she mentioned.
Bader Al-Saif, assistant professor of heritage at Kuwait College, said on Twitter that the sharing of the vice president placement among Dubai and Abu Dhabi does not essentially chip away at Dubai’s job since MBR previously serves as prime minister.
Nadeen Ebrahim contributed to this report.
