Who Is Abu Dhabi’s New Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid?

President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reshuffled some of the country’s top positions by appointing his eldest son, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, as Abu Dhabi’s crown prince and his brother to other top leadership positions.

Sheikh Khalid named new crown prince It has made him the next candidate to take over the leadership of the federation.

Here is the profile of the newly appointed Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi:

According to published reports harrij timesSheikh Khaled is a member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office. He previously served as chairman of the National Intelligence Agency. He was appointed Director of the National Security Agency on 15 February 2016.

The 41-year-old Arab leader is a key motivator for youth as he was instrumental in launching a government-led career-building program to help recent graduates from schools and universities acquire the skills to launch their careers .

He is also a patron of the Frontiers in Finance program, designed by Yale University to bring Emirati talent into the world of finance and investing.

As Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) Board of Directors, Sheikh Khaled facilitated the launch of the global renewable energy and green hydrogen joint venture (TAQA) between the two energy majors Adnoc and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC in 2021. .

The clean energy power plant to be built by the joint venture will propel Abu Dhabi and the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition and boost the UAE’s green hydrogen presence by generating at least 30 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030 Global leadership.

In addition, Sheikh Khaled is a sports promoter and art lover. His keen interest in sports and martial arts has made Abu Dhabi the global capital of the sport.

Abu Dhabi’s new leaders have opened the Artisan House in Al Hosn, an initiative to inspire the nation’s artisans and preserve Abu Dhabi’s intangible heritage and traditional crafts.