Abu Dhabi Crown Prince named among Time’s ‘100 most influential people’

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been named among the ‘100 Most Influential People’ of 2019 by Time magazine.

The only Arab leader to make this list this year, Sheikh Mohamed was appreciated as a “long-term thinker” with his penchant for ‘risk-taking’ highlighted.

The annual list, revealed on Wednesday, divided the top 100 most influential people under five categories including leaders, pioneers, artists, icons and titans.

Introducing the 2019 #TIME100 https://t.co/1WeH62z2pQ pic.twitter.com/iBKrhSl9D0

— TIME (@TIME) April 17, 2019

Regionally, Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah was also included within the ‘titans’ list, while Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul and Yemeni human-rights activist Radhya Almutawakel were featured in the ‘icons’ list.

.@sarahleah1 honors activist @LoujainHathloul for being “among the first to challenge laws that are out of touch with Saudi Arabia’s young majority population” #TIME100 https://t.co/nqt9ccVirc

— TIME (@TIME) April 18, 2019

Globally, US President Donald Trump, house speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are some of those included in the leaders category.

The list, currently in its 16th year, highlights influential people across government, business, entertainment, health, sports and science.

The @TIME 100, now in its 16th year, is more than a list — it’s a community of hundreds of global leaders who are uniquely positioned to effect change. This year's #TIME100 features leaders who are heeding that call in their own way https://t.co/3eNcDqODQM

— Edward Felsenthal (@efelsenthal) April 17, 2019