Al Mubarak
—  Village  —
Al Mubarak Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°42′N 39°54′E / 21.7°N 39.9°E / 21.7; 39.9Coordinates: 21°42′N 39°54′E / 21.7°N 39.9°E / 21.7; 39.9
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Makkah Province
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)	EAT (UTC+3)

Al Mubarak is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.^[1]

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Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2008.
Born	United Arab Emirates
Alma mater	Tufts University
Occupation	CEO of Mubadala Development Abu Dhabi United Group member Chairman of Manchester City
Awards	Commander of the Star of the Order of the Italian Solidarity

H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak^[1][2] (Arabic: خلدون المبارك‎; born 1975 or 1976)^[2][3][4] is an Emirati businessman.

Educated in the United States, he entered a career in construction and real estate, becoming CEO of the Mubadala Development Company. He sits on a number of boards, including First Gulf Bank and Aldar Properties whilst he is a member of the Executive Council for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and chairman of Executive Affairs Authority.

Outside of the business world, he has been more commonly been known as the chairman of Manchester City Football Club since the buyout of the club by the Abu Dhabi United Group in September 2008.

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Al Mubarak was born Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates but educated in America where he obtained a degree in Economics and Finance from Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts.^[2][5] His career began as a sales-executive at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.^[6]

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Al Mubarak is a businessman involved in construction and real estate.^[7] After working at the oil company, he was employed by the UAE Offsets Group, where he held a number of positions within the company.^[5] Since then he has been Executive Vice President-Corporate at Dolphin Energy. He is the CEO and managing director of government-owned investment company Mubadala Development, whose projects include a $5 billion aluminium plant in King Abdullah Economic City. His company also owns significant stakes in other companies, including a 5% share in Ferrari,^[5] a 8.1% share in AMD,^[5] a 7.5% share in the Carlyle Group, and a share in General Electric.^[8][9] In May 2005 he was appointed vice-chairman of Oasis International Leasing, an Abu Dhabi based leasing company.^[10] Through Mubadala Development, Al Mubarak is chairman of the Imperial College London Diabetes Center (ICLDC) which opened in Abu Dhabi in 2006,^[11] vice chairman of Piaggio Aero,^[12] and vice chairman of LeasePlan.^[13] As well as this he sits on many boards including ALDAR Properties, Emirates Foundation and First Gulf Bank.^[14]

When the Abu Dhabi government was restructured in 2006, Al Mubarak became chairman of Executive Affairs Authority and a member of the Executive Council for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.^[15][16] He is also an Abu Dhabi Education Council member,^[17] a director of the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ABCED),^[18][19] and chairman of the Organization & Administration Department.^[10] Al Mubarak is co-chair of the United States Chamber of Commerce's U.S.–U.A.E. Business Council, which was established in 2007,^[20] chairman of the Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority,^[21] and vice chairman of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council which was established in 2007.^[22][23]

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In 2007, Al Mubarak was made Commander of the Star of the Order of the Italian Solidarity for his contributions to economic relationships between Italy and the United Arab Emirites.^[17][24] Al Mubarak is a trusted aide of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.^[4] As part of the takeover of Manchester City F.C. by the Abu Dhabi United Group, on September 21, 2008 it was reported Al Mubarak would replace Thaksin Shinawatra as chairman.^[25] It was also reported that the takeover would be fully completed on September 24, 2008.^[26] As chairman of the Abu Dhabi Motor Sport Management Company,^[27] Al Mubarak was also a key figure in negotiating for the Grand Prix. He was also influential in getting the FIFA Club World Cup to be held in Abu Dhabi.^[28] Al Mubarak is also a member of the Board of Trustees for New York University, and is overseeing the development of a campus in Abu Dhabi.^[29]

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