Rescue workers were scouring an artificial Moroccan lake on Saturday in search of Shaikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who went missing after his glider crashed.
Shaikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Works and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Shaikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Works and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Morocco’s official MAP news agency said that Shaikh Ahmed’s glider went down in the lake on Friday. The pilot of the aircraft was rescued in good condition, but authorities continued the search for Shaikh Ahmed.
The glider went down near the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah Dam, which forms the lake. It is located near the Atlantic coastal town of Skhirat, some 35 kilometres south of the capital city Rabat and site of one of Morocco’s
royal palaces.
The search could be particularly arduous because of recent heavy rains that have pushed up water levels.
Shaikh Ahmed, who is the younger brother of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was ranked 27th in the list of the world’s most powerful people in 2009.
