President Sheikh Mohamed named his eldest son, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Sheikh Khaled holds key roles in Abu Dhabi public life and has the task of thrusting the emirate forwards into the future.
He has led initiatives to boost growth, from major accelerator programmes to a start-up hub for businesses.
Sheikh Khaled has served as member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office.
He is a board member of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, of which the chairman is Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, now Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
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Sheikh Khaled has overseen the capital's Ghadan 21 project to drive development through business, innovation and the emirate's strongest asset — its people.
With Dh50 billion made available to be spent in three years, the fund is designed to make it easier, faster and more efficient to invest and trade in the emirate.
Other features are designed to attract more visitors, facilitate housing loans for Emiratis and boost school capacity. Improving the public realm including creating cycle paths and green spaces are other goals.
Ghadan 21 is delivered by the Abu Dhabi Executive Committee, led by its chairman Sheikh Khaled.
Sheikh Khaled was behind the launch of Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem Hub71 in 2019, which has created more than 900 jobs since its inception.
During the pandemic alone, the hub doubled the number of start-ups to which it is home, and companies based there bagged more than $400 million in funding since 2019.
As chairman of the Executive Committee of Adnoc's board of directors in 2021, Sheikh Khaled launched a landmark clean energy partnership between Adnoc and the Emirates Water and Electricity Company that will see up to 100 per cent of Adnoc's grid power supplied by Ewec’s nuclear and solar clean-energy sources
Sheikh Khaled is chairman of the Emirates Genome Council, which on Tuesday launched a national strategy to map the DNA of every Emirati as the country looks to provide personalised medical care for every citizen.
The National Genome Strategy has seen more than 400,000 citizens have already submitted blood samples and DNA cheek swabs, giving scientists an insight into the health of the nation.
“The National Genome Strategy ensures a comprehensive and sustainable ecosystem that will accelerate the development of priority preventive and personalised healthcare solutions for our citizens," Sheikh Khaled said.
"The council will also oversee the ‘One Million Genome’ project which will enable the healthcare sector and enhance its services.”
Sheikh Khaled has represented the UAE on a number of occasions. Last September, he led the UAE delegation attending the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. He also attended the wedding of Princess Iman of Jordan earlier this month.
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Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
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