Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates.
[1][2] His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the Bedouin branch of the Dhawahir tribe.
[6] Sheikh Nasser died in a helicopter crash off the coast of Abu Dhabi on 2 June 2008.
[3][7][8] Funeral prayers for him and others killed in the accident were performed at the Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Mosque in Al Bateen.
[9] He was buried at the burial ground in Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi on 3 June 2008.