Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
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Died | 2 June 2008 coast of Abu Dhabi |
Burial | 3 June 2008 Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi |
House | Al Nahyan family |
Father | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
Mother | Amna bint Salah Al Badi |
Religion | Islam |
Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan (died 2 June 2008) was an Emirati royal and a member of the Al Nahyans.
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.
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.
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.