Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (born 1970) is a United Arab Emirati politician and member of ruling family of Abu Dhabi . He is the half brother of the current President of UAE, Emir (ruler) of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Outside of the Emirates, he is most popularly known as the owner of Manchester City Football Club.

Early years

Born in the Abu Dhabi emirate, the 5th son of emir of Abu Dhabi Zayed II and wife Fatima, Mansour bin Zayd Al Nahyan graduated school in his homeland and left for United States for higher education. In 1993, he received his Bachelor's degree in political science.

Political career

In 1997, he was appointed as chairman of the Presidential Office, which his father Zayed II is the first and by-then president of UAE. After the death of his father, he was appointed by his eldest half brother Khalifa II as 1st Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, which is the merge of Presidential Office and Presidential Court. He also served numbers of position in Abu Dhabi, to support his brother Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

He was appointed as Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Services, which is considered a ministerial entity attached to the Cabinet, comprising a number of ministers heading the Services Departments.

Since 2000, he chaired National Center for Documentation and Research.In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the Abu Dhabi Education Council...
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