Dubai’s Crown Prince joins UAE cabinet as Defense Minister
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed also appoints Sheikh Hamdan as Deputy Premier, names Alia Abdullah Al Mazrouei as Entrepreneurship Minister
Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed. (Photo: Getty Images)
UAE residents woke up Sunday morning to a big cabinet reshuffle in the federal government.
Following approval from President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced the new cabinet, appointing his son Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, marking his first roles in the national government.
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed was also named a Deputy Prime Minister.
In recent years, Sheikh Hamdan, often referred to as “Fazza” – he can be found @Faz3 on Instagram, where he has over 16 million followers – has taken on a more public role in the running of the emirate of Dubai, where his father is ruler.
A newly created post of Minister of State for Entrepreneurship has gone to Alia Abdullah Al Mazrouei, herself an entrepreneur and CEO of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, according to her Linkedin profile.