Abu Dhabi Sport Channel presenter Hamad Al-Ibrahim died in a German hospital after a long battle with an illness.
His body will be repatriated to the UAE today to be buried at the Al-Qasis cemetery in Dubai.
His health situation deteriorated after undergoing a surgical operation, which led him to seek treatment in Germany where he reportedly slipped into a coma a month ago.
Hamid joined the Abu Dhabi Sport Channel in 2010 and presented programmes focusing on GCC football championships, the Premier league, the F1 Grand prix and athletics.
He was last seen on air on the Abu Dhabi Sports Channel on September 28.