Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan

Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan (1935–2010) was an Emirati royal and the first interior minister of the United Arab Emirates. He also held other public posts which were mostly security-related.

Early life Al Nahyan was born in 1935. He was the second son of Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and grandson of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Mubarak's elder brother was Hamdan. In May 1964 Sheikh Shakhbut removed Bill Edge, a British citizen, from office who had been serving as the commander (it was labelled as commandant) and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Police since 1961 and appointed Mubarak Al Nahyan to this post.

When Zayed bin Sultan succeeded Shakhbut bin Sultan as the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, Mubarak and his brothers, Hamdan, Tahnoun and Saif, assumed major roles due to the fact that Zayed bin Sultan's sons were very young to hold these posts. Therefore, Mubarak is the first Emirati official to hold this post. He was also appointed minister of interior to the second cabinet of Al Maktoum formed on 23 December 1973.

Mubarak was also made a member of the Abu Dhabi's executive council in December 1973. Hammouda bin Ali succeeded him as interior minister.

Awards and legacy Mubarak Al Nahyan was the recipient of the Zayed 2nd Order, the Order of King Abdulaziz and the Qatar Collar of Merit.