Operating in the shadows, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan is one of the most influential figures in the United Arab Emirates.
The major negotiator behind normalizing ties with the Israeli regime, Sheikh Tahnoon is representative of a younger royals who have come to the fore over the past decade, thanks to their inherited power and wealth.
Tahnoon is the UAE's national security adviser, involved in many opaque businesses in the key areas of trade and security. In fact, he epitomizes the confluence of absolute power and money in the UAE ruling family, and the concomitant corruption.
