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{{Short description|Vice President of the United Arab Emirates}}
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| image        = Sheikh Mansour shaking the hand of Michael Spindelegger (crop).jpg
| caption      = Sheikh Mansour in 2013
| succession   = [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates]]
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| termstart           = 29 March 2023
| termend             = 
| alongside           = [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
| president           = [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
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| succession1  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates]]
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| termstart           = 10 May 2009
| termend             = 
| alongside           = [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates|3 other people]]
| president           = [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]<br/>[[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
| primeminister       = [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
| predecessor         = [[Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]<br/>[[Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
| successor           = 
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| succession2  = [[Presidential Court|Minister of Presidential Court<br/>of the United Arab Emirates]]
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| termstart           = 1 November 2004
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| president           = [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]<br/>[[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
| primeminister       = [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]
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| birth_place  = [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Trucial States]]
| spouse       = {{ubl|{{marriage|Alia bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed|1994}}|{{marriage|[[Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum]]|2 May 2005}}}}
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| father       = [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]
| mother       = [[Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi]]
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[[Sheikh]] '''Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan''' ({{langx|ar| منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان}}; born 20 November 1970), often referred to as '''Sheikh Mansour''',<ref name="smguard1">{{cite news |title=Articles relating to Sheikh Mansour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/sheikh-mansour |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="telegraphapril2013">{{cite news |last=Ogden |first=Mark |title=Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan expected to secure MLS franchise in New York |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/10026499/Manchester-City-owner-Sheikh-Mansour-bin-Zayed-al-Nahyan-expected-to-secure-MLS-franchise-in-New-York.html |access-date=23 December 2013 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=29 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="indep" /> is an Emirati royal and politician who is the current [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates|vice president]] and [[List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates|deputy prime minister]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]], as well as the minister of [[Presidential Court|presidential court]] and member of [[Al Nahyan family|the ruling family]] of [[Abu Dhabi]]. He is the brother of the current [[President of the United Arab Emirates|president]] of the UAE, Sheikh [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], and is married to Sheikha [[Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum]], daughter of Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], the ruler of [[Dubai]]. A billionaire, he holds stakes in a variety of football clubs through [[City Football Group]], including [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City F.C.]]

Mansour is involved in various state-owned businesses in the UAE. He is chairman of the two UAE sovereign wealth funds ([[Emirates Investment Authority]], [[Mubadala Investment Company]])<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ennis |first=Crystal A. |date=2018 |title=Reading entrepreneurial power in small Gulf states: Qatar and the UAE |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0020702018809980 |journal=International Journal |language=en |volume=73 |issue=4 |pages=573–595 |doi=10.1177/0020702018809980 |issn=0020-7020 |s2cid=150220133 |hdl-access=free |hdl=1887/71834}}</ref> and a board member of a third ([[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]]).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.adnoc.ae/en/our-story/adnoc-board-of-directors |title=ADNOC Board of Directors |date= |work=[[ADNOC]] |access-date=1 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://azappwebp0003.azurewebsites.net/en/investments/governance/board-of-directors |access-date=29 January 2022 |website=ADIA |language=en-gb}}</ref> He is chairman of the [[Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=28 April 2022 |title=Manchester City's Owner Helps Usher Russian Tycoons Into the UAE |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-28/manchester-city-s-owner-helps-usher-more-russian-tycoons-to-uae |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> and the [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company]] (ADNOC). 

Mansour is the owner of the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]] (ADUG), an investment company for the [[Abu Dhabi royal family]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=4 ways English champions Manchester City reflect the new world order |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/05/12/4-ways-english-champions-manchester-city-reflect-the-new-world-order/ |access-date=9 August 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> that acquired [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in September 2008. The football club, which is operated by [[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]] and the [[City Football Group|CFG]], has overseen a significant transformation since the takeover, having won seven top-flight league titles, including its first in 44 years and first [[Premier League]] title in 2012 and the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] title in 2023. Mansour owns multiple other sports clubs, including [[New York City FC]] in Major League Soccer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/story/manchester-city-join-forces-with-new-york-yankees-to-own-an-mls-club-052113 |title=Man City, Yankees to own MLS club |author=Associated Press, Fox Sports Interactive Media |date=21 May 2013 |access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> Human rights groups and other critics have characterized Sheikh Mansour's sports investments as [[sportswashing]] to improve the image of the UAE amid its controversial human rights record.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Ulrichsen |first=Kristian Coates |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FLeCwAAQBAJ |title=The Gulf States in International Political Economy |date=2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-137-38561-1 |pages=58 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Doward |first=Jamie |date=2018-11-11 |title=Amnesty criticises Manchester City over ‘sportswashing’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/nov/11/manchester-city-owners-accused-sportswashing-gulf-image |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Sam |date=2022 |title='Conflicted, misunderstood, don't care what people think': This is how it feels to be City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3161148/2022/03/04/conflicted-misunderstood-dont-care-what-people-think-this-is-how-it-feels-to-be-city/ |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Mansour was born in the [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]] on 21 November 1970, the fifth son of the [[Emir of Abu Dhabi]] Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]].<ref name="indep">{{Cite news |last=Viner |first=Brian |title=Sheikh Mansour: The richest man in football |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/sheikh-mansour-the-richest-man-in-football-2052350.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> His mother is [[Sheikha]] [[Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi]] and he has five full-brothers: [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Mohammed]], [[Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan|Hamdan]], [[Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Hazza]], [[Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan (national security advisor)|Tahnoun]], and [[Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Abdullah]].<ref name=wleaks004>{{cite news |title=UAE Succession Update: The Post-Zayed Scenario |url=http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=04ABUDHABI3410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603051751/http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=04ABUDHABI3410 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2013 |access-date=16 April 2013 |newspaper=[[WikiLeaks]] |date=28 September 2004}}</ref> They are known as Bani Fatima or sons of Fatima.<ref name=ft5may>{{cite news |title=Abu Dhabi's family business |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/197e16f2-399b-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2QYbDPdDK |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Y8Pka |archive-date=11 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2013 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=5 May 2009}}</ref>

Mansour attended [[Santa Barbara City College|Santa Barbara Community College]] as an English student in 1989.<ref name=wleaks22nov/> He is a graduate of the [[United Arab Emirates University]] where he received a bachelor's degree in international affairs in 1993.<ref name=wleaks22nov/>

==Political career==
In 1997, Sheikh Mansour was appointed chairman of the presidential office, at which time his father Sheikh Zayed was the [[President of the United Arab Emirates|president of the UAE]]. After the death of his father, he was appointed by his eldest half-brother, Sheikh [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], as the first minister of presidential affairs of the United Arab Emirates, following a merger of the presidential office and presidential court. 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.<ref name="luxatic">{{Cite news |url=https://luxatic.com/mansour-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-the-richest-man-in-soccer/ |title=Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the richest man in soccer |date=27 March 2015 |last=Miller |first=Niamh |work=Luxatic |access-date=21 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

He was appointed chairman of the ministerial council for services (now Ministerial Development Council).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=The Ministerial Development Council |url=https://uaecabinet.ae/en/the-ministerial-development-council |access-date=29 January 2022 |website=uaecabinet.ae}}</ref> Since 2000 he chaired [[National Center for Documentation and Research]]. In the 2004 reshuffle, he became minister for presidential affairs.<ref name=wleaks22nov>{{cite news |title=UAE: Biographies of New Cabinet Members |url=http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=04ABUDHABI4188 |access-date=20 April 2013 |newspaper=[[WikiLeaks]] |date=22 November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616073323/http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=04ABUDHABI4188 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), chairman of the [[Emirates Foundation]], Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, and [[Abu Dhabi Fund for Development]]. In 2006, he was named the chairman of the [[Abu Dhabi Judicial Department]]. In 2007, he was appointed chairman of Khalifa bin Zayed Charity Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395228142073 |title=Mansour bin Zayed chairs Khalifa bin Zayed Charity Foundation meeting |date=18 June 2008 |work=[[Emirates News Agency]] |access-date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.khalifafoundation.ae/en-us/Pages/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86.aspx |title=Speech of the Chairman - His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |date= |work=khalifafoundation.ae |access-date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Mansour served as the chairman of [[First Gulf Bank]] until 2006,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.fgb.ae/en/aboutus/presskit/press5.asp |title=HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed elected first Gulf bank chairman |date=1 March 2006 |access-date=1 April 2010 |work=[[First Gulf Bank]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231015501/http://www.fgb.ae/en/aboutus/presskit/press5.asp |archive-date=31 December 2010}}</ref> and as a member of the board of trustees of the Zayed charitable and humanitarian foundation. Mansour has established scholarship programs for UAE students to study abroad. He is also chairman of the Emirates horse racing authority (EHRA).<ref name="indep"/> On 11 May 2009, he was appointed [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates|deputy prime minister]], retaining his cabinet post of minister of presidential affairs.<ref name=gnews11may>{{cite news |title=Cabinet reshuffled; Saif and Mansour become Deputy Prime Ministers |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/government/cabinet-reshuffled-saif-and-mansour-become-deputy-prime-ministers-1.68323 |access-date=19 April 2013 |newspaper=[[Gulf News]] |date=11 May 2009}}</ref> On 29 March 2023, with the approval of the UAE [[Federal Supreme Council]], the UAE [[President of the United Arab Emirates|president]] Sheikh [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] issued a resolution, appointing Mansour as the country's second [[Vice President of the United Arab Emirates|vice president]], to serve alongside Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], vice president and [[List of prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates|prime minister]] of the UAE and [[ruler of Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=UAE President appoints Mansour bin Zayed as UAE Vice President |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-president-appoints-mansour-bin-zayed-as-uae-vice-president-1.1680113207068 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The President and his deputies {{!}} The Official Portal of the UAE Government |url=https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-uae-government/the-president-and-his-deputy#:~:text=H.%20H.%20Sheikh%20Mansour%20Bin%20Zayed%20Al%20Nahyan%C2%A0is%20the%20Deputy%20Prime%20Minister,%20Minister%20of%20Presidential%20Court%20and%20also%20the%20Vice-President%20of%20the%20UAE. |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=u.ae |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2022, whilst Mansour's tenure as deputy prime minister, he was accused of helping [[Roman Abramovich]] and other wealthy [[Russian oligarchs]] evade sanctions during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. He was described as being "central" to the flow of sanctioned Russian assets to the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/01/manchester-city-owner-could-investigated-helping-roman-abramovich/|title=Manchester City owner could be investigated for 'helping Roman Abramovich evade sanctions'|accessdate=1 October 2022|website=Telegraph}}</ref>

=== Business portfolio ===
Mansour is the chairman of the Emirati state-owned [[Mubadala Development Company|Mubadala Investment Company]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.mubadala.com/en/who-we-are/board-of-directors |access-date=29 January 2022 |website=[[Mubadala]] |language=en}}</ref> He was formerly chairman of IPIC. After the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad]] (1MDB) [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal|scandal]] was highlighted and [[Khadem al-Qubaisi]], who was managing IPIC, was arrested in 2016, IPIC was folded into Aabar Investments. Qubaisi blamed Mansour and the UAE authorities for using him as a scapegoat in the affair.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alleged 1MDB Conspirator Says He Is a Scapegoat for Emiratis |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/alleged-1mdb-conspirator-says-he-is-a-scapegoat-for-emiratis-11548239402 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/973671/download |access-date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, he was appointed as a member of the [[Supreme Petroleum Council]].<ref name="Bloomberg BusinessWeek">{{cite news |title=Executive Profile - Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |newspaper=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=33041425 |access-date=27 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In the same year, he chaired the board of directors of IPIC and became a board member of the [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]] (ADIA). In 2007, he was appointed chairman of the [[Emirates Investment Authority]], the [[sovereign wealth fund]] of UAE.<ref name="Bloomberg BusinessWeek" />

Mansour has a 32% stake in [[Virgin Galactic]] after investing $280 million in the project through [[Aabar Investments|Aabar]] in July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=28 July 2009 |title=Sheikh Mansour invests $280m in Virgin Galactic |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/5925697/Sheikh-Mansour-invests-280m-in-Virgin-Galactic.html |access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wray |first=Richard |date=28 July 2009 |title=Abu Dhabi sheikh buys £170m stake in Virgin Galactic |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/jul/28/virginrichardbranson-spacetechnology |access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> Aabar also has a 9.1% stake in [[Daimler AG|Daimler]] after purchasing the stake for $2.7 billion in March 2009<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reiter |first=Chris |date=22 March 2009 |title=Daimler Sells Aabar a 9.1% Stake for $4.7 Billion (Update3) |newspaper=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWOXzwD5Rw8s |access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> and it was reported that Aabar wishes to increase its stake to 15% in August 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christian |first=Andrew |date=30 August 2010 |title=Aabar wants to increase its 9.1% stake in Daimler to 15% |newspaper=4wheels News |url=http://www.4wheelsnews.com/aabar-wants-to-increase-its-91-stake-in-daimler-to-15/ |url-status=dead |access-date=26 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707065054/http://www.4wheelsnews.com/aabar-wants-to-increase-its-91-stake-in-daimler-to-15/ |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> He owns the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC) which partnered with [[British Sky Broadcasting]] to establish [[Sky News Arabia]] – a new Arabic-language news channel headquartered in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp and British Sky Broadcasting form joint venture |language=en |work=[[Hexus]] |url=https://hexus.net/ce/items/entertainment/27722-abu-dhabi-media-investment-corp-british-sky-broadcasting-form-joint-venture/ |access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> ADMIC also owns the English-language newspaper ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Duffy |first1=Matt J. |date=27 March 2018 |title=Media Law in the United Arab Emirates |language=en |work=[[Google Books]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yz9sDwAAQBAJ&q=ADMIC+also+owns+the+English-language+newspaper+The+National&pg=PT10 |access-date=10 February 2021 |isbn=9789403500218}}</ref> and bought a 2.1% stake in pan-European channel [[Euronews]] in 2017.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Coquaz |first1=Vincent |last2=Andraca |first2=Robin |date=2020-11-29 |title=Euronews : la chaîne européenne devenue vitrine de Dubaï |url=https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/2020/11/29/euronews-la-chaine-europeenne-devenue-vitrine-de-dubai_1806690/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321165023/https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/2020/11/29/euronews-la-chaine-europeenne-devenue-vitrine-de-dubai_1806690/ |archive-date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Libération |language=fr}}</ref>

===Sport===
Mansour is an accomplished horse rider who has won a number of endurance racing tournaments held in the [[Middle East]]. He is chairman of the Emirates horse racing authority. In late 2024 he purchased the [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse breeding]] farm, [[Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard]] in [[Neuvy-au-Houlme]] for €28 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/man-city-owner-sheikh-mansour-buys-haras-de-fresnay-le-buffard-in-e28-million-deal/|title=Man City Owner Sheikh Mansour Buys Haras De Fresnay Le Buffard In €28-Million Deal|first=The|last=TDN|date=4 January 2025|website=TDN &#124; Thoroughbred Daily News &#124; Horse Racing News, Results and Video &#124; Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions}}</ref> He is a patron of the annual [[Zayed International Half Marathon]] competition in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2010 |title=Full Zayed marathon next year |language=en |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/full-zayed-marathon-next-year-1.565181 |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club´s Board of Directors |url=http://jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=board&lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806225618/http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=board |archive-date=6 August 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 |publisher=Al Jazira Sports Club Official Site}}</ref> The company owns [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]], which plays football, [[volleyball]], [[team handball|handball]], and [[basketball]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sport Activities |url=http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=activity |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214230931/http://www.jc.ae/web2/index.php?goto=activity |archive-date=14 February 2012 |access-date=23 September 2011 |publisher=Aljazira Sports Club Official Site}}</ref> The football club won the [[2010–11 UAE President's Cup|President's Cup in 2010–2011]], [[2011–12 UAE President's Cup|2011–2012]] and [[2015–16 UAE President's Cup|2015–2016]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=History |language=en |work=jc.ae |url=https://www.jc.ae/en/the-club/history/ |access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

===Ownership of Manchester City===
In September 2008, Mansour acquired [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] from former [[Thailand|Thai]] [[Prime Minister of Thailand|prime minister]] [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]. By 23 September 2008, the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]], backed by Mansour, completed their takeover negotiations and the ownership was transferred to them. He also owns the [[City Football Group]], which was founded in 2014 and consists of Manchester City, [[EC Bahia|Bahia]], [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]], [[New York City FC]], [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] and others. Mansour has only been to two Manchester City games in his time as owner, in 2010 and 2023, the latter being the [[2023 UEFA Champions League final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Man City buyers complete takeover |date=23 September 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7628080.stm |access-date=23 September 2008 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>

In 2023, a leak by ''The Times'' confirmed that City owners made sponsorship payments of £30 million to the club in two parts in 2012 and 2013. As per an unpublished 2020 [[UEFA]] report, the payments were “disguised equity funding” and did not come from [[Etisalat]]. A financial broker, Jaber Mohamed, assisted Sheikh Mansour and ADUG in facilitating the payments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man City accused over £30m ‘sponsorship’ payments |date=29 June 2023 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/man-city-uae-payments-premier-league-htg63m07r |access-date=28 April 2025 |publisher=The Times}}</ref> In 2025, ''The Athletic'' revealed that Jaber Mohamed has served as the General Director of the [[Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court]] (CPC) and was one of the two senior aides of Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ). Another senior aide of MbZ and undersecretary at CPC, Mohamed Al Mazrouei also served at City’s board.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior aide of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince was mystery £30m broker in investigated Manchester City sponsorship deal |date=27 March 2025 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6235957/2025/03/27/manchester-city-premier-league-sponsorship-jaber-mohamed/ |access-date=28 April 2025 |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sheikh Mansour married Sheikha Alia bint Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed in the mid-1990s.<ref name=wleaks22nov/> They have one son together, Zayed,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/meet-sheikh-mansour-mega-rich-11702881 |title=Two wives and a megayacht that 'costs £380k to fill': Extraordinary life of Sheikh Mansour, the billionaire bankrolling Manchester City's new age |date=16 December 2017 |last=Whaling |first=James |work=Mirror |access-date=21 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="luxatic"/> who married Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan in May 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Meghraoua|first=Amel|date=3 June 2022|title=A Private Tour Inside the Emirati Royal Wedding of HH Sheikha Meera bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan|url=https://en.vogue.me/weddings/emirati-royal-wedding-hh-sheikha-meera-bint-hazza-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-designlab-decor/|magazine=[[Vogue Arabia]]|access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2005, Mansour married Sheikha [[Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], the daughter of Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]. They have two daughters and three sons: Fatima (2006), Mohammed (2007), Hamdan (2011), Latifa (2014), and Rashid (2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheikh Mohammed becomes a proud grandfather |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/sheikh-mohammed-becomes-proud-grandfather |website=[[Khaleej Times]] |access-date=22 March 2017 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}</ref>

==Honours==
*[[File:OBE Civil ribbon.svg|50px]] Honorary Knight Commander of The Most Excellent [[Order of the British Empire]] (2013)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419319/2013_Honorary_Awards_-_Final.pdf |title="Honorary British Awards to Foreign Nationals – 2013" |date= |work=gov.uk |access-date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Ancestry==
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|4= 4. [[Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan|Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan]]
|5= 5. Sheikha Salma bint Butti Al Qubaisi
|6= 6. Sheikh Mubarak Al Ketbi 
|8= 8. [[Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan|Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan]]
|10= 10. Sheikh Butti Al Qubaisi
|16= 16. Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakbut Al Nahyan
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==References==
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