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.

[5][6] He is chairman of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates,[7] and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

Mansour owns multiple other sports clubs, including New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

[3] His mother is Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi and he has five full-brothers: Mohammed, Hamdan, Hazza, Tahnoun, and Abdullah.

[15] He is a graduate of the United Arab Emirates University where he received a bachelor's degree in international affairs in 1993.

He also served in a number of positions in Abu Dhabi to support his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was still the Crown Prince at the time.

[18][19] Mansour served as the chairman of First Gulf Bank until 2006,[20] and as a member of the board of trustees of the Zayed charitable and humanitarian foundation.

[35] Mansour is an accomplished horse rider who has won a number of endurance racing tournaments held in the Middle East.

[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.

By 23 September 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group, backed by Mansour, completed their takeover negotiations and the ownership was transferred to them.

[40] Sheikh Mansour married Sheikha Alia bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed in the mid-1990s.