Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Arabic: خَالِد بن مُحَمَّد بن زَايد آل نَهيَان, born 8 January 1982), is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.[1] He was appointed to the role on 29 March 2023. He is the eldest son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Assumed office
29 March 2023
MonarchMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Preceded byMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Personal details
Born (1982-01-08) 8 January 1982
Spouse
Fatima bint Suroor Al Nahyan
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(m. 2008)​
Children3
Parents
EducationAmerican University of Sharjah King's College, London

Career

Political career

On 15 February 2016, Khaled was appointed Head of National Security.[3][4] On 16 January 2017, he was named Deputy National Security Adviser.[5]

On 29 March 2023, he was appointed as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and also as chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.[2][6] Previously, Khaled was a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office.[7][8]

Board memberships

Sheikh Khaled is a member of Abu Dhabi's Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. He is also a member of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and a member of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).[9][10][11][12]

He is also the chairman of several boards, including the UAE Genomics Council,[13][14][15] the Executive Committee of the board of directors of ADNOC,[16] and the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC).[17][18][19][20]

The economy

Khaled oversaw the implementation of the Ghadan 21 accelerator program,[21] a AED50 billion, three-year plan launched in 2019 to drive development through people, business and innovation.[22][23]

In June 2022, Khaled launched the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy, which includes plans to expand the emirate’s industrial sector to AED172 billion, create 13,600 jobs, and increase Abu Dhabi’s non-oil exports by 143%, by 2031.[24]

He is the patron of Abu Dhabi Finance Week, a role he assumed in October 2022.[25]

Innovation

In March 2019, Khaled launched Hub71, a tech ecosystem that has so far supported more than 200 start-ups, raised AED4.5 billion in funding, and created more than 900 jobs.[26][27]

Khaled is Chairman of the Emirates Genome Council, which in March 2023 launched the National Genome Strategy – a nationwide genomics framework that will study Emiratis’ genetic makeup to help provide personalised, preventive healthcare.[28]

Youth and education

In October 2021, Khaled launched coding school 42 Abu Dhabi, the first campus in the Gulf of the international 42 Network of coding schools.[29]

In August 2022, he instructed the roll-out of the Graduate Competency Framework, a new educational approach that teaches school students skills including entrepreneurship, digital literacy and financial literacy, in schools in Abu Dhabi.[30][31]

The following month, in September 2022, Khaled instructed the launch of the AED1.9bn RizeUp scholarship program, which will offer 6,000 Emirati students study opportunities in the US and Canada by 2028.[32]

Sustainability and the environment 

Khaled is patron of the Masdar’s Youth 4 Sustainability initiative, which provides young people with skills for jobs in the green economy.[33][34][35]

In October 2021, Khaled launched a clean energy partnership between ADNOC and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) that, as of January 2022, has been providing up to 100% of ADNOC’s power from nuclear and solar power sources.[36]

In February 2022, following a meeting with the UK’s Prince William at Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi, Khaled launched the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative to establish Abu Dhabi as a global hub for research and innovation in mangrove conservation and resilience.[37]

Art and culture

In September 2021, Khaled met with architect Frank Gehry and visited the site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum site on Saadiyat Island, to discuss progress on the museum, which will show modern and contemporary art.[38]

In March 2022, Khaled launched the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project, a new museum and scientific research centre that will be the largest of its kind in the region.[39]

Early life and education

Sheikh Khaled is the eldest son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates, and a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling Al Nahyan family.[40] His mother is Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. Khaled is the older brother of Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail.[41][42]

Sheikh Khaled has a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies from the American University of Sharjah, and a PhD in war studies from King's College, London.[43] In addition, Sheikh Khaled completed a one year officer training course at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Pandora papers

Sheikh Khaled is one of the Emirati figures who are mentioned in the Pandora Papers due to his partnership with an offshore investment company.[44] He involves in these activities through the Desroches Island Limited company of which Khalid is the sole shareholder.[44] His business partners given in the papers include Singapore businessman Ong Beng Seng and Emirati businessman Ali Saeed Juma Albwardy.[44]

Personal life

Sheikh Khaled got married in 2008.[45] His wife is Sheikha Fatima bint Suroor Al Nahyan, and they have two daughters and one son:[46]

  • Shamma bint Khaled Al Nahyan (born 10 October 2011).
  • Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan (born 20 December 2013).
  • Salama bint Khaled Al Nahyan (born 20 December 2013).

Ancestry

See also

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