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]
| Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |||
 Emblem of the UAE | |||
 United Arab Emirates flag | |||
Incumbent | |||
| Politics of the United Arab Emirates | |||
| Style | His Excellency | ||
| 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 | ||
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
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Notes | |
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| Took office | Left office | |||
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Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم |
9 December 1971 | 7 October 1990[4] (Died in office) |
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم |
7 October 1990 | 4 January 2006 (Died in office) |
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم |
5 January 2006[6] | Incumbent | [7] |
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Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان |
29 March 2023[8] | Incumbent | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Embassy – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Vice President". UAE Embassy in New Delhi.
- ^ UAE constitution,rev. 2003
- ^ "CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" (PDF). Refworld.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (8 October 1990). "Sheik Rashid; Ruler of Dubai Since 1958". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Al-Abed, Ibrahim; Vine, Paula; Hellyer, Peter (December 2004). "Uae Yearbook". Trident Press Ltd.
- ^ "H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae.
- ^ a b "Here are 9 interesting facts about H.H Sheikh Mansour". What's On. 30 March 2023.
- ^ "The President and his deputies – The Official Portal of the UAE Government". u.ae. Retrieved 2 July 2023.