Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour – 4 things to know about the supercar-loving UAE royal with a US$527 million superyacht
He turned MCFC into one of the world’s biggest sporting franchises and is funnelling money into Richard Branson’s space tourism programme Virgin Galactic
Few Middle Eastern royals are as internationally recognised as Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the deputy prime minister of the UAE, who sparked headlines across the globe when he bought the UK’s Manchester City Football Club in 2008.
His subsequent investments in the club – of more than US$1.6 million over the first decade alone – projected a novel form of soft power on the world stage, but only made minor dents in his fortune, estimated at more than US$30 billion.
But what else do you know about the 49-year-old figurehead? Here are four things you need to know about the beloved Emirati royal.