| Vice President of the United Arab Emirates | |||
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| نائب رئيس دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة | |||
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| Politics of the United Arab Emirates | |||
| Style | His Highness | ||
| 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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TheVice President of the United Arab Emirates is the deputy head of state of theUnited Arab Emirates. The office holder will perform all the responsibilities of thePresident of the United Arab Emirates in the latter's absence for any reason.[1]
While not required by theUAE constitution,[2] the practice is that theruler of Dubai simultaneously serves as the Vice President of the UAE. The Vice President is elected byFederal 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.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Term of office | Emirate | Notes | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم (1912–1990) | 9 December 1971 | 7 October 1990[4] (Died in office) | 18 years, 302 days |  Dubai | [5] |
| 2 |  | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم (1943–2006) | 7 October 1990 | 4 January 2006 (Died in office) | 15 years, 89 days | Dubai | |
| 3 | _(cropped).jpg) | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم (born 1949) | 5 January 2006[6] | Incumbent | 19 years, 325 days | Dubai | [7] |
| 4 | .jpg) | Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان (born 1970) | 29 March 2023[8] | Incumbent | 2 years, 242 days |  Abu Dhabi | [7] |
