Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday named his eldest son, Khaled, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the next in line to hold the position, WAM news agency reported.
Former UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died in May 2022 at the age of 73 following health complications after suffering a stroke in 2014 that led him to assume a lower profile in state affairs from then on.
Because of this, he handed over his executive powers — although he retained ceremonial ones — to his half-brother Mohamed, who became ‘de facto’ leader first and later president after his death, until today. Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, his now appointed successor, who is 41 years old, is currently the chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Executive Council.
Mohamed bin Zayed, 61, who took office in May 2022 after the death of his half-brother, is credited, for example, with pushing for normalization talks with Israel in the late 2020s.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
