Editing Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

{{Short description|Emirati politician (1955–2019)}}
{{distinguish|Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Family name hatnote|Al Nahyan|lang=Arabic}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[Sheikh]]
|name             = Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
|native_name      = سلطان بن زايد آل نهيان
|image            =
|order            = 3rd
|office           = Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
|term_start       = 1990
|term_end         = 2009
|alongside        = [[Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] (1997–2009)
|president        = [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] (1990–2004)<br/>[[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] (2004–2009)
|primeminister    = [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] (1990–2006)<br/>[[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] (2006–2009)
|predecessor      = [[Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan]] &<br>[[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
|successor        = [[Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] &<br>[[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|birth_date       = 1 December 1955
|birth_place      = [[Al Ain, Abu Dhabi]], [[Trucial States]]
|spouse = Sheikha Shamsa bint Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan <ref>{{Cite web | title=Sheikha Fatima attends Zayed University&#039;s graduation ceremony 1st add | url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395227425600 | access-date=2025-05-29 | website=wam.ae}}</ref>
|children = Sheikha Salama <br> Sheikha Al Yazia <br> Sheikha Latifa <br> Sheikh Hazza <br> Sheikh Khalid <br> Sheikha Maryam
|death_date       = {{death date and age|2019|11|18|1955|12|1|df=yes}}
|death_place      = [[Rochester, Minnesota]], U.S.
}}
[[Sheikh]] '''Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan''' ({{langx|ar|سلطان بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان}}; 1955 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the [[Al Nahyan family|Al Nahyan]] family who previously served as the 3rd [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates]].

==Early life and education==
Sheikh Sultan was the second son of [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], founder of the UAE.<ref name=whow>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008|edition=18th|location=Beirut|publisher=Publitec Publications|isbn=978-3-11-093004-7
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NHCQBAFMwawC&pg=PA603|year=2011|page=603}}</ref> He was born in 1953.<ref name=whow/> His mother was his father's second wife, Sheikha bint Madhad Al Mashghouni. Sheikh Sultan was educated at [[Millfield|Millfield School]] in [[Somerset]], [[England]] and was a graduate of [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]].<ref name=anthony>{{cite web|author=John Duke Anthony|title=Succession in Abu Dhabi|url=http://ncusar.org/publications/Publications/1999-08-30-Succession-In-Abu-Dhabi-and-The-UAE.pdf|publisher=NCUSAR|access-date=11 April 2013|date=30 August 1999}}</ref> His older paternal half-brother [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Khalifa]], was the [[president of the United Arab Emirates]] (2004-2022), while his other half-brother, [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mohamed]], is the current president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/government-leaders/hh-sheikh-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan |title=H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan|work=United Arab Emirates|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/throwback-photos-of-sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed-to-mark-59th-birthday-1.1583907065471?slide=1|title=Throwback photos of Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed to mark 59th birthday|date=11 March 2020|work=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Sheikh Sultan served as the chairman of the [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE Football Association]] (1976–1981). In 1990, he was appointed as deputy prime minister of the [[United Arab Emirates]].

From 1997 to 2009 he served with his younger half-brother [[Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Sheikh Hamdan]] as deputy prime minister. In 2009, he was replaced by his half-brother [[Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Saif]] and [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mansour]] in the post.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/cabinet-reshuffled-saif-and-mansour-become-deputy-prime-ministers-1.68323 |title=Cabinet reshuffled; Saif and Mansour become Deputy Prime Ministers|date=11 May 2009|work=Gulf News|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>

Sheikh Sultan was the president's representative, chairman of the media and cultural centre, chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club and chairman of [[Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up|Zayed center for coordination and follow-up]],<ref>[http://www.adl.org/Anti_semitism/zayed_center.asp ADL Backgrounder: The Zayed Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404020109/http://www.adl.org/Anti_semitism/zayed_center.asp |date=4 April 2004 }}</ref> a member of [[ADNOC|Supreme Petroleum Council]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adnoc.ae/Content.aspx?newid=24&mid=24|title=The Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC)|publisher=Abu Dhabi National Oil Company|date=25 June 2011|access-date=19 April 2013|url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227052336/http://www.adnoc.ae/Content.aspx?newid=24&mid=24|archivedate=27 February 2010}}</ref> and a member of [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oerlive.com/news/world-leaders-mourn-the-death-of-sultan-bin-zayed-al-nahyan/|title=World leaders mourn Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan's death|date=19 November 2019|work=oerlive.com |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>

Sheikh Sultan once served as the chairman of the [[Zayed Center for Coordination and Follow-Up|Zayed Center]] which was later closed by the [[UAE government]] when it became known that it disseminated and provided a platform for [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American]], [[anti-Semitic]], and extreme [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Israel]] views.<ref>[http://www.likud.nl/extr225.html Arab League to participate in Holocaust-denial symposium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108230934/http://www.likud.nl/extr225.html |date=8 November 2011 }}, ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'', 28 August 2002</ref><ref>[http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASInt_13/4335_13.htm The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115233705/http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASInt_13/4335_13.htm |date=15 January 2013 }}</ref>

==Death==
Sultan bin Zayed died on 18 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/general/sheikh-khalifas-brother-passes-away-3-day-mourning-in-uae |title=Sheikh Khalifa's brother passes away, 3-day mourning declared in UAE|date=19 November 2019|work=[[Khaleej Times]]|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, brother of President Sheikh Khalifa, dies |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/sheikh-sultan-bin-zayed-brother-of-president-sheikh-khalifa-dies-1.939290|access-date=18 November 2019|publisher=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|location=Abu Dhabi|date=18 November 2019}}</ref>

==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. '''Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan'''
|2= 2. [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
|3= 3. Sheikha bint Madhad Al Mashghouni
|4= 4. [[Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan|Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|5= 5. Sheikha Salma bint Butti Al Qubaisi
|6= 6. Madhad bin Saif Al Mashghouni
|8= 8. [[Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan|Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan]]
|10= 10. Sheikh Butti Al Qubaisi
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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