Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 20 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is the current vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the minister of presidential court and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. He is the brother of the current president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is married to Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. A billionaire, through City Football Group he holds stakes in a variety of football clubs, including Manchester City FC.
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Sheikh Mansour in 2013 | |
| Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2023 | |
| President | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2009 | |
| 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 | 20 November 1970 Abu Dhabi, Trucial States |
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| House | Al Nahyan |
| 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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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
Mansour is involved in various government-run companies in the UAE. He is chairman of the Ministerial Development Council, the Emirates Investment Authority, and the Emirates Racing Authority. He sits on the Supreme Petroleum Council and the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. Mansour is a member of the boards of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). He is chairman of Mubadala Investment Company, the Emirati state-owned sovereign wealth fund. He is chairman of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
Mansour is also the owner of the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), an investment company for the Abu Dhabi royal family, that acquired Manchester City Football Club in September 2008. He immediately handed all responsibility and ownership to Khaldoon Al Mubarak and the City Football Group which has overseen a significant transformation at the club since then. The club has won seven top-flight league titles, winning its first title in 44 years and its first Premier League title in 2012. On 21 May 2013, Major League Soccer of the United States announced that its second New York City club, to be called New York City FC, would begin play in the 2015 season and be majority-owned by Mansour in association with brothers Hal and Hank Steinbrenner.