List of deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates

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Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Emblem of the UAE
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoumn
Incumbent
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
since 10 May 2009
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
since 10 May 2009
Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
since 25 September 2021

Prime Minister
AppointerPresident of the United Arab Emirates[1]
Inaugural holderHamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Formation9 December 1971

The deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is the deputy of the head of government of the federal government of the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The first deputy prime minister was Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum who took office on 9 December 1971. He left office on 23 December 1973 and was succeeded by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[3] All deputy prime ministers since Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan have served at part of their with term with at least one deputy. There are currently three deputy prime ministers of the UAE, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who both took office on 10 May 2009, and Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum who took office on 25 September 2021.[4][5]

The deputy prime ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, which meets once a week in the capital, Abu Dhabi.


No. Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Prime Minister(s) Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1
Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum
حمدان بن راشد آل مكتوم
(1945–2021)
9 December 1971 23 December 1973 2 years, 14 days Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان
(1948–2022)
23 December 1973 20 December 1977 3 years, 362 days Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
3
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
حمدان بن محمد آل نهيان
(1943-1989)
20 December 1977 11 October 1989 11 years, 295 days Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(until 30 April 1979)
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
4
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم
(1949–2006)
30 April 1979 7 October 1990 11 years, 160 days Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
5
Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
حمدان بن محمد آل نهيان
(1955-2019)
7 October 1990 10 May 2009 18 years, 215 days
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(until 4 January 2006)
Vacant
(4 January 2006 - 10 February 2006)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
6
Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
حمدان بن زايد آل نهيان
(1963-)
25 March 1997 10 May 2009 12 years, 46 days
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
(until 4 January 2006)
Vacant
(4 January 2006 - 10 February 2006)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
7
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
منصور بن زايد آل نهيان
(1970-)
10 May 2009 Incumbent 14 years, 323 days Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
8
Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
سيف بن زايد آل نهيان
(1968-)
10 May 2009 Incumbent 14 years, 323 days Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
9
Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
مكتوم بن محمد آل مكتوم
(1983-)
25 September 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 185 days Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

See also

References

  1. ^ "The UAE Cabinet - the Official Portal of the UAE Government".
  2. ^ UAE constitution,rev. 2003
  3. JSTOR 4324910
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  4. ^ "Cabinet reshuffled; Saif and Mansour become Deputy Prime Ministers". Gulf News. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ "UAE: Sheikh Maktoum is new Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister". Khaleej Times. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-01-16.