President Sheikh Mohamed receives condolences over Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan’s death

President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed, receiving condolences for the late Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed, on Friday. UAE Presidential Court. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Accepting the condolences alongside Sheikh Mohamed was Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed receives mourners. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour, Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed, National Security Adviser and Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, receive mourners. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Hazza bin Tahnoon, Undersecretary to the Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region and Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif bin Mohamed, attend the condolences. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed with Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed, Sheikh Saif bin Mohamed Al Nahyan and Khalaf Ahmed Al Otaiba. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, with Sheikh Tahnoun. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Saif bin Hamed bin Zayed attends condolences. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed greets Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohamed, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, attends the condolences. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court

Khalaf Ahmed Al Otaiba offers condolences to Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed, in the presence of Sheikh Omar bin Zayed, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour and Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed receive condolences. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan attends the condolences. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour and Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed attend the condolences. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed arrives at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, arrives at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court-

Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Mohamed attends the condolences. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour arrives at Al Mushrif Palace. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed with Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour and Sheikh Khaled bin Sultan bin Zayed receive mourners. Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed accepted condolences over the death of Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, were among the mourners.

Accepting the condolences alongside Sheikh Mohamed was Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, as well as Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed died on Thursday.

The Presidential Court offered its condolences in a message carried by state news agency Wam.

“The Presidential Court extended heartfelt condolences and sympathies on the death of Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, praying to Allah Almighty to shower the deceased with His vast mercy, grant him eternal paradise and provide his family and relatives with patience and solace,” it said.

Sheikh Hazza was an accomplished horse rider, who was well known in equestrian circles.

He was the son of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died in 2019.

Sheikh Sultan, a son of the Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed, served as the President's Representative to the late President Sheikh Khalifa. He was also a brother of President Sheikh Mohamed.