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The Black belt billionaire sheikh who manages a trillion dollar fund has converted a Russian research vessel into his personal 410 feet long ultra-luxury superyacht. The $250 million ‘Maryah’ accommodates 54 guests, has a massive night club, business centre and even a sushi bar.

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MARYAH Yacht – Outstanding $250M Superyacht

MARYAH yacht is a 125-meter superyacht capable of accommodating 54 guests and a crew of 60.

This $250M Superyacht has a beam of 17 meters and a draft of 5.6 meters and was just recently refitted in 2021. She was designed by H2 Yacht Design and reaches speeds up to 18 knots.

MARYAH yacht interior

MARYAH was interiorly designed by H2 Yacht Design, a company founded back in 1994 by director Jonny Horsfield.

They have a lot of experience and have been involved in several notable projects, such as the Graceful yacht and Talisman C .

Inside the MARYAH Yacht, guests are subject to a beauty salon, a dance floor, a beach club, a full gym, workout types of equipment, an elevator, and underwater lights. The craft also has Wifi and complete air conditioning.

Little is known to the public about the cabin specifications aboard the MARYAH Yacht, but it is known that she can accommodate up to 54 guests and qualified crew members combined.

MARYAH Yacht specifications

MARYAH is powered by 5 Diesel-Electric Caterpillar engines capable of outputting 2146 HP.

These powerful engines propel her Twin Azipods, which enable her to cruise at speeds of 15 knots and can even go up to a top speed of 18 knots.

She can carry a water capacity of 216,000 liters and a fuel capacity of 533,000 liters.

MARYAH Yacht exterior design

H2 Yacht Design was also responsible for designing the exterior of MARYAH. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, they always cater to their client’s needs and requirements.

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M/Y MARYAH 125m Super Yacht by H2 (54 guests)

• €270,000,000

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⚓ Explore the Extravagance of the Maryah Superyacht! ⛵

🌟 Vital Stats:

• Name: Maryah
• Length: 125 m (410 ft)
• Guests: 54 in 27 cabins
• Crew: 60 in 30 cabins
• Builder: Elefsis Shipyard
• Designer: H2 Yacht Design
• Interior Designer: H2 Yacht Design
• Speed: 18 knots
• Engines: Caterpillar
• Volume: 5,650 tons
• IMO: 9044619
• Price: +US$ 250 million
• Annual Running Cost: US$ 15 – 25 million
• Owner: Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan

🚢 Motor Yacht Maryah – A Journey of Transformation Originally a Russian research vessel crafted in Poland during the 1990s, the Maryah yacht embarked on an illustrious journey under the ownership of the influential Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan. Transported to Greece, the yacht underwent a meticulous five-year transformation at the esteemed Elefsis Shipyards, emerging as a symbol of maritime opulence.

🔍 Key Takeaways:

• The Maryah yacht was a Russian research vessel in the 1990s, transformed into a luxury yacht by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan.
• Rebuilt at the Elefsis Shipyards in Greece, the yacht was delivered in 2014.
• A colossal length of 125 meters positions Maryah among the world’s largest yachts.
• Interior design by H2 Yacht Design allows accommodation for 54 guests with a crew of 60.
• Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, is the proud owner.
• The Maryah yacht is valued at $250 million, with an annual running cost of around $25 million.

🌊 Impressive Specifications: In 2014, the Maryah underwent a remarkable transformation into a luxury yacht, showcasing sheer extravagance. With a substantial length of 125 meters, Maryah proudly stands among the world’s largest yachts. Powered by five Caterpillar engines, she achieves a top speed of 18 knots, maintaining a comfortable cruising speed of 14 knots.

💎 Luxurious Interiors: Designed by the renowned H2 Yacht Design, the interiors of Maryah are a breathtaking display of opulence. Comfortably accommodating 54 guests, supported by a dedicated crew of 60, the yacht ensures unparalleled service and luxury for every onboard passenger.

🏰 Home Port: Mina Zayed Anchored in the heart of Abu Dhabi, Maryah’s home port is the prestigious Mina Zayed. This marina, synonymous with luxury yachting in the UAE, offers world-class facilities and amenities, providing a fitting harbor for the Maryah.

👑 Ownership of the Maryah Yacht: Owned by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, a member of the esteemed Al Nahyan family, the Maryah yacht is a testament to the family’s commitment to luxury and maritime excellence. Sheikh Tahnoon holds pivotal positions in the government, contributing significantly to the development of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.

💰 What’s the Price Tag? Valued at a staggering +$250 million, the Maryah yacht epitomizes luxury on the high seas. With annual running costs around $25 million, the Maryah stands as a symbol of unrivaled extravagance. The price of this floating masterpiece reflects its colossal size, luxurious features, and the meticulous craftsmanship invested in its construction. 🚀💫 #MaryahYacht

Name: MARYAH Year: 2014 Exterior: H2 Yacht Design Interior H2 Yacht Design

• Price: €270,000,000
• Property Type: Neorion Shipyard
• Property Status: +12 Guests overnight, For Sale
• Yacht Name: MARYAH
• Ship Yard: H2
• Yacht Designer: H2 Yacht Design
• Interior Designer: Genesis Yachtline
• Naval Design: H2 Yacht Design
• MSSI: 319068600
• Meters: 125

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The BJJ Black Belt Sheikh: The Incredible Journey of Tahnoon the Godfather of Jiu-Jitsu

Sep 22, 2020 BJJEE Articles

The UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan may be the most influential figure in Jiu-Jitsu whose last name isn’t Gracie.

Not much is known about the Jiu-Jitsu story of this BJJ black belt that has been training since the mid-90’s.

The competition ADCC World Submission Fighting Championships were the idea and creation of Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the sixth son of then U.A.E. leader Sheik Zayed, who at the time was completing his advanced studies in the USA. In 1993 after watching the first U.F.C. Sheik Tahnoon became a big fan of MMA. He was struck by the Brazilian jiu-jitsu craze spreading across the US, inspired by the Gracie family from Brazil – in particular Royce Gracie, who won that UFC .

Sheikh Tahnoon started his journey in 1995 as he entered Gracie Barra San Diego and met the then instructor Nelson Monteiro. He introduced himself as “Ben”. He asked if he could join the class and was immediately registered, bought his Gi, and started attending BJJ classes. The student seemed very eager to learn, always among the first to show up at training and among the last to leave. Rumor has it that he would often offer to help in cleaning the mat before training sessions (a ritual left to BJJ white belts or beginners who usually shunned the task). Coming in most martial art classes, a novice or a white belt was given little if any attention. It was during the winter, after months of training and getting to know his new professor, that this humble, polite and noble gentleman student revealed to his professor his real identity: no one other than His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahayan.

Sheikh Tahnoon training with his students (a young Faisal Al Ketbi next to him) and Ryan Gracie

Sheikh Tahnoon returned to Abu Dhabi in 1998 as a skilled Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and set out to create and build his vision of implementing Martial Arts not only in his native U.A.E. but also creating a standard for which all ground fighting martial arts would be measured. He eventually received his black belt from Renzo Gracie, sometime in the early 2000’s.

To put his vision to reality Sheik Tahnoon developed and propelled a two fold plan; to implement the growth of Martial Arts in the U.A.E. Sheik Tahnoon created the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club). Sheik Tahnoon converted an idle facility in Abu Dhabi into a Martial Arts Club. He began by hiring top instructors in various martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Sambo, Muay Thai etc. and giving them a World class facility to minister their classes and to train top professional fighters. Soon the ADCC became the top facility for learning and training MMA in the Arab World.

Sheikh Tahnoon training with Jiu-Jitsu’s elite

He asked Nelson Monteiro to help run it, and they developed a plan to host an event that would promote the sport on a global scale and promote Abu Dhabi as the capital of jiu-jitsu.

Sheikh Tahnoon then created a new competition and a set of neutral rules that would allow practitioners of various grappling arts to compete without strikes, to prove to themselves and others that their style was the most effective “grappling” style available. Thus was born the ADCC.

The ADCC grew in popularity and is now considered the world championship of No Gi grappling arts.

Sheikh Tahnoon regularly trains with all the top Jiu-Jitsu champions. He has them flown in for private sessions in his dojo.

His Jiu-Jitsu is said to be of an elite level, especially since he’s been training for close to 20 years now.

Bruno Frazatto has spent many days training with him and had this to say:

“I was in Abu Dhabi for seven days; it was incredible. We trained plenty of No-Gi and swapped a lot of information. I was surprised by Sheikh Tahnoon’s level of technique and conditioning. We spent three hours training per day, and he is a truly great black belt – he could compete at ADCC no problem!”

Andre Galvao has also trained with the Sheikh and learned a few things from him:

“I would like to say thank you very much to Sheik Tahnoon for the great time and training sessions in Abu Dhabi. I really appreciate the opportunity once again and also for all you already done for our art. I will be using all the techniques I learned with you last week for sure it’s all in my notes book .”  

Sheikh Tahnoon is interested in the UFC and also bought a stake in UFC in January 2010.

Sheikh Tahnoon’s older brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, is also instrumental in the growth of Jiu-Jitsu on a local and worldwide level.

Sheikh Tahnoon’s older broter, Sheikh Mohamed with Faisal Alketbi

He developed the plan of of having Jiu-Jitsu taught at UAE schools. A long-time advocate of the sport, Sheikh Mohammed has said more martial arts training centres are needed across the Emirates to provide facilities for those who practise Jiu-Jitsu. Sheikh Mohammed also issued instructions to sponsor distinguished Jiu-Jitsu players and urged the private and public sectors to support them so that they can excel and represent the country in championships. The directives include the sponsorship of talented players at schools and universities so that they can continue studying besides participating in the sport.

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With china rivalry in mind, uae's sheikh tahnoon hits tech reset in us visit, sheikh tahnoon bin zayed al nahyan, the united arab emirates’ national security adviser and an influential brother of the country’s president, visited washington this month..

The visit to Washington this month by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ national security adviser and an influential brother of the country’s president, signals a reset of US-Emirati ties and affirms that the United States is Abu Dhabi's preferred partner over China in the advanced technology sphere.

Sheikh Tahnoon’s visit on June 5-7 was part of a strategy that had been in the works for over a year. The senior UAE official spent two days in Washington, where he met with several officials including national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and former President Barack Obama. Campbell recently handled the China file under President Joe Biden.

Sheikh Tahnoon also met with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington as well as Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security Amos Hochstein, White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf.

Sheikh Tahnoon then traveled to Seattle, where he met with senior Microsoft figures including CEO Satya Nadella and co-founder Bill Gates on June 7. Plans for G42 and the Silicon Valley giant were high on the agenda. 

Two-year reset

UAE-US ties had soured after the attack on Jan. 17, 2022 , by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Abu Dhabi against three oil tanker trucks and airport infrastructure. UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was reportedly upset that Washington had abandoned the Emirates in its time of need and relations between the two countries reached their lowest point in decades.

Later that year, Emirati Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba told Biden administration officials that the two countries needed to set aside time to reset, particularly in regard to cybersecurity and business.

In Washington in May 2023, Sheikh Tahnoon signaled to the Americans that he wanted Washington to be Abu Dhabi’s preferred technology partner, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions. The source said Sheikh Tahnoon indicated that the UAE was prepared to address US concerns about protecting sensitive American technologies, to maintain a competitive edge over China.

Sheikh Tahnoon chairs some of the country’s most important funds and businesses and is responsible for around $1.5 trillion in assets. Among them is G42, the Middle East’s largest artificial intelligence company. He also chairs the sovereign wealth fund ADQ as well as First Abu Dhabi Bank, International Holding Group and others.

UAE funds and companies are looking to invest billions of dollars into foreign assets, and the United States, especially the country's technology sector, is the best place to invest it, the source told Al-Monitor, adding that US officials are receptive to UAE officials saying they are committed to invest in the long term.

Afshin Molavi, senior fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins, told Al-Monitor that Sheikh Tahnoon "is one of the most sought-after figures among financiers and investors," who all want face time with the senior official. "He likely had to decline dozens of meeting requests," Molavi added.

We had a productive discussion with @BarackObama on joint efforts to advance global education initiatives by leveraging technology to transform educational systems, fostering scientific progress, and providing lasting benefits for future generations. pic.twitter.com/QJcLa7m6cX — Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (@hhtbzayed) June 5, 2024

The senior Emirati official has made several quiet trips to the United States over the last year, but the recent visit was the first that was well publicized. There was even a press statement, pointing to the significance of the trip.

In recent months, there have been a spate of UAE-US deals across various sectors.

In energy, for example, UAE state-run renewables company Masdar announced in March that it would acquire a 50% stake in Terra-Gen Power Holdings II, one of the largest renewable energy producers in the United States.

On May 20 the Gulf country’s main oil firm, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, bought a stake in NextDecade Corp’s natural gas export project in Texas. This first US acquisition also gives it a 20-year-supply deal. ADNOC is also considering setting up a commodities trading desk in the United States, according to reports.

We discussed with @SatyaNadella ways to strengthen collaboration in cutting-edge technology & the latest advancements in AI. Our commitment to fostering global partnerships in advanced technology sectors & leveraging its potential to transform industries & enhance quality of life pic.twitter.com/UgsEmPE5g1 — Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (@hhtbzayed) June 7, 2024

G42 and China

On the technology side, in April, Microsoft invested $1.5 billion into G42 . The deal was a byproduct of closed-door negotiations between the US government and the Gulf firm in which it agreed to divest from China in favor of US technology, Bloomberg reported at the time.

G42 divested from China in February after it sold its stake in ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, a social media app. “It was not a simple step to take, and G42 likely paid some costs, but they understood that the pain is outweighed by the gains accrued by partnering with the most advanced US tech companies,” Molavi said, adding that the Microsoft investment in G42 would not have been achieved “without the UAE pledge to distance itself from China on the most advanced technology, notably AI.”

One of Sheikh Tahnoon’s main priorities during the trip was to deepen ties between the American advanced tech sector and the UAE to consult with the United States on national security issues in the region and to convey the message that despite UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed’s visit with a large delegation to China the week before, the UAE's evolving priorities over the past year are increasingly US focused.

Sheikh Tahnoon and his delegation also held discussions about export controls, according to a source with knowledge of the talks, after the US Bureau of Industry and Security slowed down exports of critical technology to Middle Eastern countries because of concerns from Washington that Beijing could access sensitive AI equipment through the UAE's re-exporting of the chips. The move was first reported in August 2023, when the United States expanded its restrictions on Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia AI chips beyond China to some unspecified Middle Eastern countries.

Thea Rozman Kendler, assistant secretary of commerce for export administration at the Bureau of Industry and Security, traveled to the UAE and the Gulf in May. During Kendler's meetings, the Emiratis agreed to work with the Americans to improve their export control regime on the UAE side.

Some of the companies hit by the export delays have been frustrated, according to Al-Monitor's source, so the BIS has been committed to speeding exports up in the region and resolving those issues.

During his visit to the United States, Sheikh Tahnoon also sought clarity on the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' rules, which determine which foreign companies can invest in American firms. Chinese companies were among the biggest foreign investors in US companies in the early 2000s, but the rules were significantly tightened after President Obama was in power (2009-2017), as Washington grew concerned about the threat Beijing posed to its security.

Going forward, some experts believe that advanced technology ties will deepen between the UAE and US companies. The source said that there will be more announcements coming out of the Microsoft/G42 partnership soon.

Molavi said, “The Microsoft investment in G42 has put a halo around the company and sent a clear message to other Silicon Valley and US advanced tech players: The UAE is a vetted partner for US companies."

He said that China and the UAE will remain important trade partners and the two sides will likely increase their cooperation in fields ranging from renewable energy to logistics, but advanced technology cooperation will deteriorate.

Robert Mogielnicki, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said, “My sense is that Emirati officials want to maintain momentum in the tech cooperation domain and form more high-profile strategic partnerships."

He added, “We’ll still see strong especially economic ties between the UAE and China. If the biggest and best partnerships are reserved for US actors, that leaves plenty of room for forging other global ties.”

Mogielnicki said recent developments in advanced technology indicate that when push comes to shove, the UAE government and businesses prefer to work with top-tier US firms to their Chinese counterparts.

Reaching Global South

Meanwhile, Washington sees G42 as a tech conduit to the Global South, where Microsoft can work with the UAE tech firm in other countries to develop data centers and sovereign AI programs. "Microsoft sees G42 and the UAE as the platform to engage Global South middle powers and develop a secure set of advanced technologies and AI that will satisfy government concerns about protection, data protection, privacy, security," Al-Monitor's source said.

For example, on March 6, G42 and Kenya EcoCloud signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a one-gigawatt data center in the East African country powered by geothermal energy.                                                           

“The UAE offers a third choice to other countries who don’t feel comfortable with either Chinese and US tech offerings or don’t want to choose between the two," the source added.

Molavi noted that since 2021, the UAE has been signaling to the world that its foreign policy will mostly be driven by its economic needs. In a way, he said, Sheikh Tahnoon embodies this new policy approach.

“The UAE does not want to choose sides in a US-China cold war, but when it comes to their economic interests, they were willing to carve out one sphere at least where they [do] chose sides,” Molavi said.

“So if you believe that your foreign policy and national security should be driven by your visions of economic policy and development — as the UAE has clearly stated — then there is no one better placed to make those calculations on a daily basis than Sheikh Tahnoon,” he added.

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