Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | |
Assumed office 29 March 2023 Serving with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | |
President | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
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Assumed office 10 May 2009 Serving with Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum | |
President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Preceded by | Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Minister of Presidential Court
of the United Arab Emirates | |
Assumed office 1 November 2004 | |
President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Born | Abu Dhabi, Trucial States | 20 November 1970
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Father | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
Mother | Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi |
Styles of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | |
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Spoken style | Your Highness |
Mansour is involved in various state-owned businesses in the UAE. He is chairman of the two UAE sovereign wealth funds (
Mansour is the owner of the
Early life and education
Mansour was born in the
Mansour attended Santa Barbara Community College as an English student in 1989.[15] He is a graduate of the United Arab Emirates University where he received a bachelor's degree in international affairs in 1993.[15]
Political career
In 1997, Sheikh Mansour was appointed chairman of the presidential office, at which time his father Sheikh Zayed was the
He was appointed chairman of the ministerial council for services (now Ministerial Development Council).
Mansour served as the chairman of
In October 2022, whilst Mansour’s tenure as deputy prime minister, he was accused of helping
Business portfolio
Mansour is the chairman of the Emirati state-owned
In 2005, he was appointed as a member of the Supreme Petroleum Council.[28] In the same year, he chaired the board of directors of IPIC and became a board member of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). In 2007, he was appointed chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of UAE.[28]
Mansour has a 32% stake in
Sport
Mansour is an accomplished horse rider who has won a number of endurance racing tournaments held in the Middle East. He is chairman of the Emirates horse racing authority. He is a patron of the annual Zayed International Half Marathon competition in Abu Dhabi.[36]
He is chairman of the Al Jazira sports company and was a leading figure in Abu Dhabi's successful bid to host the FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010.
Ownership of Manchester City FC
In September 2008, Mansour acquired Manchester City from former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. By 23 September 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group, backed by Mansour, completed their takeover negotiations and the ownership was transferred to them. He also owns the City Football Group, which was founded in 2014 and consists of Manchester City, Melbourne City FC, New York City FC, Mumbai City FC, and others. Mansour has only been to two Manchester City games in his time as owner, in 2010 and 2023, the latter being the 2023 UEFA Champions League final.[40]
Personal life
Sheikh Mansour married Sheikha Alia bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed in the mid-1990s.[15] They have one son together, Zayed,[41][16] who married Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan in May 2022.[42]
In 2005, Mansour married Sheikha
Honours
- Honorary Knight Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2013)[44]
Ancestry
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