Mamoru Shō (尚 衞, Shō Mamoru, born 18 August 1950) is an ethnic Ryukyuan, and the current head of the Shō family, the former Ryūkyūan royal family.

[1][2] He is the great-great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and became the Shō Family Head upon the death of his father on 30 August 1996.

[3][4] In May 2019, he established the Ryukyu History and Culture Inheritance Promotion Association and serves as its representative director.

He has also donated a number of family documents and artefacts to Naha City for preservation.

[citation needed] He lives in Ise City, Mie Prefecture.