Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

"Sheikh Mansour" redirects here. For the Chechen Islamic and military leader, see Sheikh Mansur.
In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  • منصور بن زايد آل نهيان
Sheikh Mansour in 2013
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 March 2023
PresidentMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 May 2009
Serving with 4 other people
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Preceded bySultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Minister of Presidential Court
of the United Arab Emirates
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2004
PresidentKhalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime MinisterMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Born (1970-11-20) 20 November 1970 (age 54)
Abu Dhabi, Trucial States
Spouse
  • Alia bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed
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    ​
    (m. 1994)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2005)​
Issue
  • Zayed
  • Fatima
  • Mohammed
  • Hamdan
  • Latifa
  • Rashid
HouseAl Nahyan
FatherZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
MotherFatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi
Styles of
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness

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,[1][2][3] 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, he holds stakes in a variety of football clubs through City Football Group, including current Premier League winners Manchester City F.C.

Mansour is involved in various state-owned businesses in the UAE. He is chairman of the two UAE sovereign wealth funds (Emirates Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Company)[4] and a board member of a third (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority).[5][6] He is chairman of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates,[7] and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

Mansour is the owner of the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), an investment company for the Abu Dhabi royal family,[8] that acquired Manchester City in September 2008. The football club, which is operated by Khaldoon Al Mubarak and the CFG, has overseen a significant transformation since the takeover, having won seven top-flight league titles, including its first in 44 years and first Premier League title in 2012 and the Champions League title in 2023. Mansour owns multiple other sports clubs, including New York City FC in Major League Soccer.[9] Human rights groups and other critics have characterized Sheikh Mansour's sports investments as sportswashing to improve the image of the UAE amid its controversial human rights record.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ "Articles relating to Sheikh Mansour". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ Ogden, Mark (29 April 2013). "Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan expected to secure MLS franchise in New York". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference indep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ennis, Crystal A. (2018). "Reading entrepreneurial power in small Gulf states: Qatar and the UAE". International Journal. 73 (4): 573–595. doi:10.1177/0020702018809980. hdl:1887/71834. ISSN 0020-7020. S2CID 150220133.
  5. ^ "ADNOC Board of Directors". ADNOC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Board of Directors". ADIA. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Manchester City's Owner Helps Usher Russian Tycoons Into the UAE". Bloomberg.com. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "4 ways English champions Manchester City reflect the new world order". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ Associated Press, Fox Sports Interactive Media (21 May 2013). "Man City, Yankees to own MLS club". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  10. ^ Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates (2016). The Gulf States in International Political Economy. Springer. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-137-38561-1.
  11. ^ Doward, Jamie (11 November 2018). "Amnesty criticises Manchester City over 'sportswashing'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712.
  12. ^ Lee, Sam (2022). "'Conflicted, misunderstood, don't care what people think': This is how it feels to be City". The Athletic.