UAE- Mohamed bin Zayed Crown Princes Sheikhs attend mass wedding

ABU DHABI 23rd March 2016 (WAM) --- His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan the President's Representative today attended a reception for a mass wedding of 21 Emiratis including two sheikhs.

The reception was held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Armed Forces Officers Club and Hotel.

Sheikh Zayed bin Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was wed to the daughter of Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Member of the Executive Council and Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Zayed Al Nahyan was wed to the daughter of Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan.

Other sheikhs who attended the reception include H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance; H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi Crown Prince of Ajman; H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Crown Prince of Fujairah; H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Deputy Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain; H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Ruler`s Representative in the Eastern Region; H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; H.H.Sheikh Surour bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Ruler`s Representative; H.H. Sheikh Isa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ; H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; H.H. Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of the Board of Zayed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO); H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Adviser to the UAE President; H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Executive Council Member; Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Adviser to the UAE President; Sheikh Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan; Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Member of the Executive Council; Pilot Staff-Brigadier Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority; sheikhs ministers senior officials diplomats guests from other GCC countries and families of the newlyweds.

The sheikhs congratulated the newlyweds and wished them a happy married life.

The grooms thanked Their Highnesses and expressed appreciation to the wise leaders of the UAE namely His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed for supporting citizens with all resources including mass weddings to enable them to lead a happy life.

Mass weddings are held to spare the youth from financial burdens including costs of weddings to enable to form families that support welfare growth and development in the UAE.