25 Facts About Sheikh Mansour

Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, minister of presidential affairs, billionaire and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mansour is the brother of the current President of the UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is married to one of the daughters of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.

Sheikh Mansour is involved in various government-run companies in the UAE.

Sheikh Mansour is chairman of the Ministerial Development Council, the Emirates Investment Authority and the Emirates Racing Authority.

Sheikh Mansour sits on the Supreme Petroleum Council and the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs.

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Sheikh Mansour is vice chairman of Mubadala Investment Company, the Emirati state-owned sovereign wealth fund.

Sheikh Mansour is the owner of the Abu Dhabi United Group, an investment company for the Abu Dhabi royal family, that acquired Manchester City Football Club in September 2008.

Sheikh Mansour 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.

Sheikh Mansour's mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: President Mohammed, Hamdan, Hazza, Tahnoun, and Abdullah.

Sheikh Mansour attended Santa Barbara Community College as an English student in 1989.

Sheikh Mansour is a graduate of United Arab Emirates University where he received a bachelor's degree in international affairs in 1993.

Sheikh Mansour served in a number of positions in Abu Dhabi to support his brother, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Sheikh Mansour was appointed chairman of the ministerial council for services.

Sheikh Mansour served as the chairman of First Gulf Bank until 2006, and as a member of the board of trustees of the Zayed charitable and humanitarian foundation.

Sheikh Mansour is chairman of the Emirates horse racing authority.

Sheikh Mansour was described as being “central” to the flow of sanctioned Russian assets to the UAE.

Sheikh Mansour is the vice chairman of the Emirati state-owned Mubadala Investment Company.

Sheikh Mansour owns the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation which partnered with British Sky Broadcasting to establish Sky News Arabia – a new Arabic-language news channel headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mansour is an accomplished horse rider and has won a number of endurance racing tournaments held in the Middle East, and is chairman of the Emirates horse racing authority.

Sheikh Mansour is a strong supporter of Arabian horse racing and the patron of the annual Zayed International Half Marathon competition in Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mansour is the 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.

Sheikh Mansour owns Al Jazira Club, which plays football, volleyball, handball and basketball.

In September 2008, Sheikh Mansour acquired Manchester City football club from former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Sheikh Mansour owns the City Football Group, which was founded in 2014 and consists of Manchester City FC, Melbourne City FC, New York City FC, Mumbai City FC and others.

Sheikh Mansour is the daughter of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ruler of Dubai.

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