Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of the United Arab Emirates since 2022
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| February 23 2025 | Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic |
| 2024 | UAE became the biggest investor in Africa, surpassing China's investment in the continent |
| September 2024 | In September 2024, Mohamed bin Zayed made history by visiting the United States, marking the first-ever visit of an Emirati President to the White House, where he met separately with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. |
| September 22 2024 | Refugees International criticized Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his support of the RSF in Sudan, highlighting the group's massive crimes against humanity, including large-scale sexual violence, indiscriminate killings, and ethnic cleansing. |
| July 24 2024 | Mohammed bin Mohammed Al Nahyan and Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan were born to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikha Fakhra bint Khalifa Al Nahyan. |
| February 29 2024 | Khalifa bin Hamdan Al Nahyan was born to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikha Fakhra bint Khalifa Al Nahyan. |
| 2023 | Covertly provided arms to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the Sudanese civil war, becoming their most important foreign ally. |
| 2023 | The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre ranked Mohamed as the eighth-most influential Muslim. |
| 2023 | The Emirates pledged additional investments as part of their ongoing commitment to Africa. |
| November 30 2023 | Received the Member of the Order of the Crown of the Realm and Member 1st Class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang from Malaysia |
| November 30 2023 | He was awarded the title of Member 1st Class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang in Malaysia. |
| November 30 2023 | He became a Member of the Order of the Crown of the Realm in Malaysia. |
| August 16 2023 | Mariam bint Nahyan Al Nahyan was born to Sheikha Fatima bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al Nahyan. |
| June 2023 | Sheikh Mohamed attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), stating that the Emirates wished to strengthen ties with Russia, becoming the most prominent attendee as the UAE was a special guest country at the event. |
| May 17 2023 | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan was born to Sheikha Shamma bint Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. |
| April 2023 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with his family and friends, traveled to the Eastern Cape to stay at his private resort to celebrate Eid. |
| March 29 2023 | Mohamed appointed his son Sheikh Khalid as crown prince of Abu Dhabi and his future successor. |
| 2022 | After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was reported that Mohamed bin Zayed refused to take phone calls from US President Joe Biden regarding requests for greater oil production from Saudi Arabia and the UAE. |
| 2022 | The Emirates pledged investments worth $97 billion across various sectors including ports, renewable energy, mining, agriculture, real estate, communications, and manufacturing in Africa. |
| November 2022 | France's top criminal court, the Court of Cassation, rejected attempts to reopen an investigation into torture claims involving Mohamed bin Zayed, ruling that there were 'no grounds to accept an appeal.' |
| October 11 2022 | Sheikh Mohamed met with Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, shortly after OPEC+ cut oil production. |
| September 27 2022 | He was awarded the Collar of the Order of Al-Said by Oman. |
| August 15 2022 | Mohammed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan was born to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikha Fakhra bint Khalifa Al Nahyan. |
| July 18 2022 | He was honored with the Grand Cross of the National Order of Legion of Honour by France. |
| July 17 2022 | Mohamed bin Zayed visited France to meet with President Emmanuel Macron, marking his first foreign travel since becoming the UAE president, amidst concerns raised by human rights organizations about the human rights situation in the UAE. |
| May 14 2022 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected as president of the United Arab Emirates. |
| May 13 2022 | Mohamed officially became the president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi after being chosen by the UAE Supreme Council following the death of his brother, Sheikh Khalifa. |
| March 22 2022 | Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Egypt to discuss trilateral relations, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Iran nuclear deal. |
| 2021 | Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan married Sheikha Fakhra bint Khalifa Al Nahyan. |
| November 12 2021 | He received the Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross from Brazil. |
| October 2021 | Mohamed bin Zayed's name was included in an indictment against Thomas J. Barrack, a former adviser to Donald Trump, in connection to alleged lobbying activities for the UAE. |
| August 2021 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss reinforcing relations between the UAE and Turkey, marking a significant change after years of both countries supporting opposing sides in regional conflicts. |
| July 2021 | Thomas J. Barrack was arrested by American authorities for failing to register as a foreign lobbyist for the UAE, with a subsequent indictment mentioning Mohamed bin Zayed among several Emirati officials. |
| April 2021 | The Jakarta–Cikampek Elevated Toll Road in Indonesia was renamed to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Skyway at the request of the Indonesian President's secretary. |
| 2020 | The Barakah nuclear power plant, the first-ever nuclear power reactor in the region, was completed under the leadership of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. |
| 2020 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan established the Mohamed bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School to promote and sustain the ancient tradition of falconry. |
| 2020 | The UAE continued its controversial support for Khalifa Haftar in the ongoing conflict in Libya. |
| December 2020 | Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan graduated from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. |
| September 2020 | The UAE, alongside Bahrain, signed the Abraham Accords to normalize diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, a deal brokered by former US President Donald Trump. |
| August 2020 | In August 2020, Mohamed bin Zayed, alongside US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, jointly announced the establishment of formal Israeli–Emirati relations. |
| July 17 2020 | A French investigating magistrate was appointed to probe Mohamed bin Zayed for 'complicity in torture' related to the UAE's involvement in the Yemen civil war, following complaints from Yemeni detainees alleging torture and human rights violations. |
| 2019 | UAE companies announced US$110 billion in investment projects across Africa, with $72 billion focused on renewable energy sector |
| 2019 | Provided extensive military support to the Ethiopian federal government in the war against Tigray forces. |
| 2019 | Between 2019 and 2023, Emirati investments in renewable energy in Africa amounted to $72 billion. |
| 2019 | The UAE's involvement in the Libya war became controversial as it supported Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar. |
| 2019 | The New York Times named Mohamed bin Zayed as the most powerful Arab ruler, and he was also listed as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2019 by Time magazine. |
| May 7 2019 | Zayed bin Theyab Al Nahyan was born to Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan. |
| February 2019 | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Pope Francis to the UAE, marking the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, which coincided with the 'Global Conference of Human Fraternity.' |
| February 2019 | During Pope Francis's visit, he celebrated the first Papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula at Zayed Sports City, attended by 180,000 worshippers from 100 countries, including 4,000 Muslims. |
| 2018 | MBZ jointly brokered a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending the Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict. |
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