H.H. Sheikh Mohammed launches Dubai research complex 'Nad Zabeel'

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has announced the launch of Nad Zabeel, a "Dubai future research complex" that aims to attract 30,000 researchers and specialists.

In a post on social media platform X, Sheikh Mohammed said the complex will join the Dubai Future Foundation, Museum of the Future, and the Dubai Future Academy, to  "form together the best environment in the world for foresight, preparation, and making the future". 

The goal of the complex is to enable specialists and researchers to benefit from the complex's services in "developing vital future sectors linked to human life".

"Life has taught me that the future is not waited for, but made, and that the challenges facing nations are not caused by the speed of future developments, but by the slowness of preparing for it and thinking about it," said His Highness. 

علمتني الحياة بأن المستقبل لا يُنتظر بل يصنع ..
وبأن التحديات التي تواجهها الأمم ليس سببها سرعة تطورات المستقبل .. بل بطء الاستعداد له والتفكير فيه .

اليوم نطلق "مجمع دبي لأبحاث المستقبل" الذي أسميناه "ند زعبيل" ..

هدفه استقطاب 30 ألف باحث ومتخصص للاستفادة من خدماته في تطوير… pic.twitter.com/l3whLozXMn

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) November 1, 2026