Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
United Arab Emirates minister of foreign affairs
Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (AbZ) (Arabic: عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is an Emirati politician serving as the foreign minister of the UAE since 2006, in addition to acting as one of four deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates since 2009. He is the ninth son of the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In 2020, he was a signatory of the Abraham Accords on behalf of the UAE.
Personal life
Abdullah bin Zayed was born in Abu Dhabi on 30 April 1972. He holds a degree in political science from UAE University. He is married to Alyazia bint Saif Al Nahyan, who became an FAO Goodwill Ambassador extraordinary in 2010, and has five children: Fatima, Mohammed, Zayed, Saif and Theyab.
Career
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates on 9 February 2006.
In 2017, leaked emails highlighted that Abdullah bin Zayed maintained close contacts with former UK prime minister Tony Blair, who was being funded by the UAE as the Middle East peace envoy. Blair held a number of official meetings with the UAE Foreign Minister. The emails also revealed that Abdullah bin Zayed was one of the UAE royals who supported the envoy financially. In 2011, Abdullah's office separately sent US$2 million to Blair through Windrush Ventures, which channeled money for Tony Blair's commercial advisory work.
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