Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates.^[1][2] His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Saleh Bin Bdoua Al Darmaki, who is from the Bedouin Al Darmaki family, allies of the Dhawahir tribe.^[3] He had one full-brother, Sheikh Isa.^[3][4]

Sheikh Nasser was a security officer, working in the royal bodyguard's office.^[3] He was also the chairman of the Abu Dhabi planning and economy department.^[5]

Nasser bin Zayed's son, Ahmed bin Nasser, attended Abu Dhabi Police College from which he graduated in 2010.^[6]

Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008.^[3][7][8] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen.^[9] He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.^[10][11]