The deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates is the deputy of the head of government of the federal government of the United Arab Emirates.UAE constitution, rev. 2003
The first deputy prime minister was Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum who took office on 9 December 1971. He left office on 23 December 1973 and was succeeded by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. All deputy prime ministers since Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan have served part of their term with at least one deputy. There are currently four deputy prime ministers of the UAE, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who both took office on 10 May 2009, Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum who took office on 25 September 2021, and Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum who took office on 14 July 2024.
The deputy prime ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, which meets once a week in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
Name (Birth–Death)Term of officePrime Minister(s)NotesTook officeLeft officeTime in office19 December 197123 December 1973Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum223 December 197320 December 1977Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum320 December 197711 October 1989Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum(until 30 April 1979)Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum430 April 19797 October 1990Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum57 October 199010 May 2009625 March 199710 May 2009710 May 2009IncumbentMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum810 May 2009IncumbentMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum925 September 2021IncumbentMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum1014 July 2024IncumbentMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
See also President of the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates
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