Sheikh Mansour has been named as the new vice president of the United Arab Emirates.
Sheikh Mohamed named the vice president in a statement issued by the official news agency Wam while acting as Head of State.
Mansour bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Presidential Court, was appointed by resolution of the UAE president, with the blessing of the UAE Federal Supreme Council.
Sheikh Mansour, a multibillionaire owner of Manchester City, is named vice president of the UAE.
The president also named his son Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed as the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the richest of the UAE’s seven emirates, a post that has traditionally signified the next in line to the presidency.
Sheikh Mansour has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, along with a number of key positions in business and with Abu Dhabi’s wealth funds.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was named as president last May following the death of his half-brother Sheikh Khalifa.
