UAE: Sheikh Mohammad and the succession issue

3 July 2019

IntelligenceNote

Summary

Reports from Abu Dhabi suggest that Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan

still believes that his brother UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon is very suited to succeed him as Crown Prince when he becomes UAE President.

Tactical Report has prepared a 472-word report to shed more light on the succession issue in Abu Dhabi and tell how Sheikh Mohammad is approaching the issue.

[Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 26/27 – July 5, 2019]

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