Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
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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 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

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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.