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List of deputy prime ministers of the United Arab Emirates
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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.[2]
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.[3] 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,[4][5] and Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum who took office on 14 July 2024.[6]
The deputy prime ministers are members of the Council of Ministers, which meets once a week in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
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