The Club (Abu Dhabi)

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The Club is Abu Dhabi’s most established private Members’ Club.

Founded in 1962 by a pioneering group of expatriates, Members of The Club and their guests enjoy an excellent range of sports, leisure and entertainment experiences.

The Club is a place to relax, socialise and rejuvenate - a home from home for many...

A Royal connection; situated on land kindly donated by the late H.H. The President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, The Club was founded by a group of pioneering expatriates in 1962. In 2012, The Club proudly celebrated its 50th Anniversary, a highly significant occasion.

From its humble beginnings, The Club has grown to include purpose built health complexes, sporting and leisure facilities and 13 food and beverage outlets. The Club is a Private Members' leisure facility, run under the guidance of an Executive Committee elected annually from the Membership. The Club's Management Team and 270 staff combine to provide international service standards in a friendly and relaxed setting to its 4500 Members and their guests, hailing from over 80 countries worldwide.

2012: A look back on The Club’s 50th Anniversary Year

2012 marked the 50th Anniversary of The Club, a milestone that continues to signify The Club is older than the United Arab Emirates itself.

In The Club's Anniversary year, Hamish Macdonald, Club Chairman said ‘it is wholly appropriate in this momentous year to give our deepest thanks to two great men without whose vision and generosity The Club would not exist. His Highness Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former Ruler of Abu Dhabi, gave The Club’s founders leave to form a social club for expatriates in 1962

A few years later, his successor and the founder of the United Arab Emirates and its first President, His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, graciously granted those same founders the plot of land on which The Club now stands.

Both men were expressly supportive of expatriates in the early days and throughout their lives. They realised the need for expatriates to have a base, a place to call their own and a chance to have a social life after work.’

The Founder Members themselves are unable to recall the exact date in 1962 that The Club was first formulated, therefore a The Club celebrated its 50th anniversary with a full year long celebration in 2012.

The Club includes 10 restaurants & bars, beaches, pools, tennis, squash, badminton, sailing, diving, snooker & library.

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