Sheikh Mohamed named among Time’s ‘100 most influential people’

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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has been named among the "100 Most Influential People" of 2019 by Time magazine.

US President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping, Pope Francis, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern and Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed also made it to the elite list.

The list was based on four categories - leaders, pioneers, artists, icons and titans.

Oscar-winner Rami Malek, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, TV journalist Gayle King, star footballer Mohamed Salah and Tiger Woods also made it to the list. 

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