Updated: January 21, 2018, 5:27 PM
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed attends mass wedding in Abu Dhabi - in pictures
The Al Nahyan wedding reception at Al Bateen Majlis was part of a mass wedding of 52 couples
(front row R - front row L) Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, stand for a photograph during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (front row 2nd R), Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (front row 4th R), Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (front row 6th R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (front row 7th R), Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (front row 8th R), Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah (front row 9th R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (front row 10th R), Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman (front row 11th R), Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain (front row 12th R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah (front row 13th R), Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance (front row 14th R), Sheikh Saeed bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (front row 15th R), Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (front row 16th R) stand for a photograph during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (front row 5th R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (front row 17th R) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (L), Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (2nd L), Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior (3rd L) and Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (R), attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (R) and Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman (L), attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (L), and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah (R), attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (L), and Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah (R), attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (C), stand for a photograph during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
A traditional dance is performed during the mass wedding reception, at Majlis Al Bateen. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Grooms participate during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (2nd R) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior (R), greets a groom during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (L) and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (2nd L), attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen, Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
(L-R) Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attend a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Grooms participate during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
A traditional dance is performed during the mass wedding reception, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
A groom greets a guest during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Grooms participate during mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (3rd R), greets a groom during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (not shown), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (not shown) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. He is seen with Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman (R), Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (2nd R) and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed , UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs (4th R). Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (C) stands for a photograph during a mass wedding reception for Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (R), Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (L) and other grooms, at Majlis Al Bateen. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi