Hamdan bin Mubarak was born in 1959. He is the son of Mubarak bin Mohammed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nahyan, former interior minister. He is a grandson of Mohammad bin Khalifa bin Zayed First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nahyan, who is himself the grandson of Zayed bin Khalifa First Rate (at Lloyd's) Nahyan.
Sheikh Hamdan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from United Arab Emirates University, and took advanced aviation courses in the United Kingdom.
He has held a number of official positions in the United Arab Emirates, including Chairman of the Board of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program, which approves housing benefits for Emirati citizens. He is Chairman of the Board of the National Transport Authority, Chairman of the National Media Council and Chairman of the Higher Committee for United Arab Emirates Civil Seaports & Airports Security. He served as the General Manager of the Department of Civil Aviation in Abu Dhabi, and later became Chairman of the Board.
Sheikh Hamdan served as the United Arab Emirates Minister of Public Works from 2004 until March, 2013.
As such, he created policies promoting environmental sustainability. Sheikh Hamdan has also held the position of Chairman of the Board of several private companies, primarily concerned with aviation.
These include Royal Jet, Abu Dhabi Aviation, Gulf Air, and Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO. He is also Chairman of the Board for the National Corporation for Tourism and Hotels, the Sharia investments firm Arady, and the Bank AlFalah-Pakistan.
