UAE President accepts condolences from world leaders over death of Sheikh Tahnoon

President Sheikh Mohamed was joined by King Hamad of Bahrain and many more

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from King Hamad of Bahrain and Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed on the death of the Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative of Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Hamad Al Kaabi / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed attend condolences on the death of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf region, on the death of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

King Hamad of Bahrain offers condolences to Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Nahyan, attend condolences for the late Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, offers condolences to Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed and Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Group Chief Executive of Adnoc and Chairman of Masdar, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Khalifa Al Marar, Minister of State, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Mourners offer condolences on the death of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Sara Musallam, Minister of State for Early Education and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, on the death of the Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court ---

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Dr Maitha Al Shamsi, Minister of State, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Maryam Al Hammadi, Minister of State and Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Dr Sultan Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, attend condolences on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Saif bin Hamed bin Zayed, and Sheikh Zayed bin Hamed bin Zayed, attend condolences for the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan and other Sheikhs receive mourners on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Omar Al Askar / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences from Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan, on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed on Friday received condolences over the death of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, who died on Wednesday.

King Hamad of Bahrain visited Qasr Al Mushrif in Abu Dhabi alongside Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, representative of Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, as they both paid their respects.

Jassim Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC also attended, as well as Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Luigi Di Maio, the EU’s special representative for the Gulf region, and Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

Sheikh Tahnoon’s brothers were alongside Sheikh Mohamed, accepting condolences, as was Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court.

Sheikh Mohamed also received telephone calls on Friday from King Abdullah II of Jordan, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, all expressing their condolences on the passing of Sheikh Tahnoon.

Further messages of support were sent to the UAE leader by Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Sultan Haitham of Oman, Sheikh Tamim, the Emir of Qatar, Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal and Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad.

Sheikh Tahnoon was a close adviser to UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and was an uncle of Sheikh Mohamed.

In tribute, Sheikh Mohamed wrote on X earlier this week: “May God grant eternal rest to my uncle, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, who was a close companion of the late Sheikh Zayed and dedicated his life in loyal service to our nation and its people, continuing the vision of our Founding Father.

“We pray that God bestows His mercy on Sheikh Tahnoon and blesses us with patience and solace at this time.”

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed – in pictures