Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (national security advisor)


Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the son of the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and currently serves as the National Security Advisor of UAE. He has previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor in 2013.
Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed is the half brother of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is the full brother of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's foreign minister.
Sheikh Tahnoun is an avid practitioner and patron of martial arts, especially Brazilian jiu-jitsu.