Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1 December 1956 – 18 November 2019) was an Emirati politician and member of the Al Nahyan, ruling family.

Sheikh Sultan was the second son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the UAE. He was born on December 1st 1956. His mother was his father's third wife; Sheikha, Sheikha bint Madhad Al Mashghouni. Sheikh Sultan was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England and was a graduate of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. His older paternal half-brother Sheikh Khalifa, is the current president of the United Arab Emirates, while his other half-brother, Sheikh Mohammed, is the current Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

In 1990, Sheikh Sultan was appointed as deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.

From 1997 to 2009 he served with his younger half-brother Sheikh Hamdan as deputy prime minister. In 2009, he was replaced by his half-brother Sheikh Saif and Sheikh Mansour in the post.

Sheikh Sultan was the president's representative, chairman of the media and cultural centre, chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club and chairman of Zayed center for coordination and follow-up, a member of Supreme Petroleum Council, and a member of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Sheikh Sultan once served as the Chairman of the Zayed Center which was later closed by the UAE government when it became known that it disseminated and provided a platform for anti-American, anti-Semitic, and extreme anti-Israel views.