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The Vice President of the United Arab Emirates is the deputy head of state of the United Arab Emirates. The office holder will perform all the responsibilities of the President of the United Arab Emirates in the latter's absence for any reason.[1]

While not required by the UAE constitution,[2] the practice is that the ruler of Dubai simultaneously serves as the Vice President of the UAE. The Vice President is elected by Federal Supreme Council for renewable five-year-terms.[3]

The first vice president, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, took office on 2 December 1971. Every prime minister since 1979 also held the title of vice president.

Vice Presidents

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Notes
Took office Left office
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم		 9 December 1971 7 October 1990[4]
(Died in office) 		[5]
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم		 7 October 1990 4 January 2006
(Died in office)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم		 5 January 2006[6] Incumbent [7]
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان		 29 March 2023[8] Incumbent [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Embassy – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Vice President". UAE Embassy in New Delhi.
  2. ^ UAE constitution,rev. 2003
  3. ^ "CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" (PDF). Refworld.
  4. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (8 October 1990). "Sheik Rashid; Ruler of Dubai Since 1958". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Al-Abed, Ibrahim; Vine, Paula; Hellyer, Peter (December 2004). "Uae Yearbook". Trident Press Ltd.
  6. ^ "H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae.
  7. ^ a b "Here are 9 interesting facts about H.H Sheikh Mansour". What's On. 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "The President and his deputies – The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae. Retrieved 2 July 2023.