Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Tahnoon is the son of the founder of the UAE and brother to the ruler of the country. Known at the UAE’s spymaster, he is seen as central to the country’s cyberwarfare on other countries, including spying on UK citizens who were critical of the UAE’s human rights. He appeared in the Pandora Papers and is seen to play a major role in bringing state, royal and corporate powers closer together. He is also listed as a director for the First Abu Dhabi Bank, registered in England and Wales. In 2025, he has been named in press reports as "the A.I. world’s trillion-dollar money man."