Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

See also: Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates

Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Emblem of the UAE
United Arab Emirates flag
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Incumbent Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum since 5 January 2006 Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan since 29 March 2023
Politics of the United Arab Emirates
Style	His Highness
Reports to	President
Appointer	Federal Supreme Council
Term length	5 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
Inaugural holder	Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Formation	9 December 1971

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

• President of the United Arab Emirates
• Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates

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. "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.