In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1816 to 1818, now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Having deposed his father, Shakhbut,[1] Muhammad was himself deposed by his brother, Tahnun (with Shakhbut's support), and exiled.[2]

References

  1. ^ Frauke Heard-Bey: From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. A Society in Transition. Verlag Longman, London 1982, ISBN 0-582-78032-2, S. 49
  2. ^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 764.
Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
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Preceded by Ruler of Abu Dhabi
1816–1818 		Succeeded by