Political Career
In 1997, Mansour bin Zayed was appointed chairman of the Presidential Office, which his father Zayed II is the first and by-then president of UAE. After the death of his father, he was appointed by his eldest half brother, Khalifa II, as first Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, which is the merger of the Presidential Office and Presidential Court. He also served in a number of positions in Abu Dhabi to support his brother, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He was appointed as Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Services, which is considered a ministerial entity attached to the Cabinet, comprising a number of ministers heading the Services Departments. Since 2000, he chaired National Center for Documentation and Research. In 2005, he became the deputy chairman of the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), chairman of the Emirates Foundation, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development. In 2006, as the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. In 2007, he was appointed Chairman of Khalifa bin Zayed Charity Foundation.
Mansour served as the Chairman of First Gulf Bank until 2006, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation. Mansour has established scholarship programs for U.A.E students to study abroad. He is also chairman of the Emirates Horse Racing Authority (EHRA).
Some media outlets have reported that Mansour has United States President Barack Obama on speed dial.
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