Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of the Middle East last year included breakfast with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. The US president was seeking billions of dollars in investment, and the Emirati royal is now in pole position to deliver.
“We are not as big as the United States Mr. President, but we punch above our weight,” the crown prince told Trump at the time. That comment spotlighted the city’s ambitions and Sheikh Khaled’s heft, which has ballooned in recent days.
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince.
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He now oversees the emirate’s newest wealth fund, created by