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UAE President Pardons Egyptian Poet Son of Late Yusuf al-Qaradawi

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed issued a presidential pardon for Egyptian poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi.

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UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a presidential pardon for Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian poet and dissident, on September 4, 2026. [1] Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi was detained in Lebanon in December 2024 and transferred to the UAE based on an international arrest warrant issued by the Arab League Council of Ministers' General Secretariat. [2] The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi to ten years in prison and a fine of 200,000 UAE dirhams on August 27, 2026, for crimes attributed to him. [3] Middle East Eye reported that Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi remained 'forcibly disappeared' with no charges or indictment in the months following his extradition to the UAE. [4] The Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal convicted Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi on 2026-08-27 and sentenced him to 10 years in prison plus a fine of Dh200,000. [5] United Nations human rights experts said the extradition of Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, triggered by an arrest warrant from the Arab Interior Ministers' Council (AIMC), was politically motivated and not based on legal criteria, and that the AIMC process 'is being abused by some states to silence criticism, shut down dissent, and pursue activists beyond their borders.' [6] Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi holds Turkish citizenship and is the son of the late Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi. [7]
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  1. UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a presidential pardon for Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian poet and dissident, on September 4, 2026. · CNN Arabic
  2. Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi was detained in Lebanon in December 2024 and transferred to the UAE based on an international arrest warrant issued by the Arab League Council of Ministers' General Secretariat. · CNN Arabic
  3. The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi to ten years in prison and a fine of 200,000 UAE dirhams on August 27, 2026, for crimes attributed to him. · CNN Arabic
  4. Middle East Eye reported that Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi remained 'forcibly disappeared' with no charges or indictment in the months following his extradition to the UAE. · middleeasteye.net
  5. The Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal convicted Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi on 2026-08-27 and sentenced him to 10 years in prison plus a fine of Dh200,000. · middleeasteye.net
  6. United Nations human rights experts said the extradition of Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, triggered by an arrest warrant from the Arab Interior Ministers' Council (AIMC), was politically motivated and not based on legal criteria, and that the AIMC process 'is being abused by some states to silence criticism, shut down dissent, and pursue activists beyond their borders.' · middleeasteye.net
  7. Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi holds Turkish citizenship and is the son of the late Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi. · CNN Arabic
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